Italy fuel coupons get their annual makeover

Bart Di Muccio, administrator of the Navy’s Tax-Free Office, holds up the newly designed fuel coupons for diesel and unleaded fuel.


Italy fuel coupons get their annual makeover
By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, September 29, 2008

The coupons that U.S. and NATO servicemembers in Italy use to obtain fuel have undergone their annual makeover.

Starting Wednesday, they will have a whole new look as officials work to improve accountability and safeguard against fraud, misuse and counterfeiting.

New technology also lets officials see scanned copies of every redeemed coupon, which helps ensure patrons using the coupons are entitled to do so.

"Software (that) we have scans all the coupons looking for an anomaly, i.e., if a signature is missing, date, or (license) plate number," said Bart Di Muccio, administrator of the Tax-Free Office at Naval Support Activity Naples, which runs the coupon program.

"We now have the ability to pull out that coupon. … Instances where we have found certain blocks not filled out, we contact the member to find out why."


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