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ROME - Struggling to cope with soaring energy prices, bar and restaurant owners across Italy have decided to share their pain with their customers, putting their "unbearable" gas and electricity bills on display. The nationwide "Bollette in Vetrina" (Bills on Display) initiative was launched by Fipe-Confcommercio -the Italian association of retail and catering businesses- with the aim of making customers aware of the grim reality: energy bills have tripled compared to a year ago. The heavy toll from the ongoing energy crisis -a consequence of the Ukrainian war and Russia's cutting of gas supplies to Europe- is forcing small and medium-sized retailers to choose between imposing price increases on their clients or shutting down. "The initiative aims to make transparent what is happening today to those who manage a bar or restaurant in an attempt to explain to customers why they are paying a little more for coffee, with the risk of further increases in the com

Aldo cursanoGiorgio catalanoMario draghiRoberto castroniAnadolu agencyRome struggling to cope with soaring energy pricesAr and restaurant owners across italy have decided to share their pain with customersUtting their quot unbearable gas and electricity bills on display the nationwide bollette in vetrina initiative was launched by fipe confcommercio italian association of retail catering businesses with aim making customers aware grim reality energy have tripled compared toa year ago heavy toll from ongoing crisisa consequence ukrainian war russia 39s cutting supplies to europe is forcing small medium sized retailers choose between imposing price increases clients or shutting down aims make transparent what happening today those who managea bar restaurant an attempt explain why they are payinga little more for coffeeIth the risk of further increases in coming monthsUot said aldo cursanoIce president of fipe confcommercio quot with increases in energy costs up to 300 percentE are working witha gun to our heads quot bar and restaurant owners now hoping that their cry for help will be heard by the government before it is too late as you can see from numbersMon julyUr bills tripled we have gone froma 2300 2321 monthly bill toa 6