Iran-war energy shock to cost average Italian family €450-€2,270 says IMF

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 5 - The energy-price shock triggered by the Iran war will cost the average Italian family around 450 euros in the baseline scenario in which current pricing holds and up to 2,270 euros in the "severe" scenario of a prolonged crisis, according to data presented by Deputy Director the IMF's European Department, Oya Celasun, at Monday's Eurogroup meeting. The impact of the price shock is bigger in Italy than in most other EU countries. The IMF said the average EU household wil...

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