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The antitrust was focusing on the December 2019-January 2021 period and the company has reduced or scrapped tolls on routes under maintenance since 2020, ASPI said in a statement in response to the opening of the inquiry.
The highway operator said this decision over tolls had led to a revenue drop of 77 million euros ($90.64 million) for the company over 2020-2021.
The watchdog had already fined the motorway operator 5 million euros in March for not cutting the tolls for highway sections “with considerable traffic problems” due to road works, it said in a statement.
The company, which manages around 3,000 km of Italy’s motorway network, said it was also developing a new cashback system – the first in Europe – which would reimburse travelers who have experienced delays.
The new project still needs to be finalised with the Transport Ministry and would be presented to the regulator too, it added.
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