The italian highways were a property of the state. when they were builded the government said that they would have been toll highways till the moment of the break even and then toll free forever.

The politicians eated so much that not only the highways never arrived to switch to toll free, but they were sold for few coins to the benetton family.

Just like many other lucrative business the state used to manage.

Benetton, after this conquer, has a solid base, from where going at the end of the world, as you can see in the video.

Italian family capitalism goes worlwide , while the country is on a titanic road