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Expensive as it should be

Care to explain why? Vast majority of highways in Italy are owned by the state. And we already pay taxes.

They are owned by the state, but they are not managed by the state but Autostrade per L'Italia SPA.

Yes. And Holding Reti Autostradali S.p.A. owns the 88% of that SPA. And CDP S.p.A[0] owns 51% of that Holding. And the Ministry of Economy and Finance owns 83% of the CDP. So it's just a convoluted way to say that the state owns the majority of it.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassa_Depositi_e_Prestiti

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