Italy Scraps Road Tax for Most Cars as Election Nears
The one-year exemption covers all motor-bikes and more than 70% of small and medium cars, the cabinet office said.
- On Wednesday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the government will abolish road tax for 14.5 million cars and motorbikes, describing it as eliminating one of the taxes most hated by Italians.
- A draft decree seen by Reuters shows the one-year exemption applies from January 1 to December 31, 2027, at a cost of €2.36 billion, covering all motorbikes and more than 70% of small and medium cars.
- Italy faces strained public finances with debt peaking at 139% of GDP this year, replacing Greece as the most indebted eurozone country, while rising fuel costs have required €2.8 billion in excise duty cuts.
- While the Coalition welcomed the measure, critics dismissed it as a superficial distraction. Rossano Sasso, a senior aide to National Future leader Roberto Vannacci, said the policy is "like treating pneumonia with a throat lozenge."
- Meloni faces political pressure as her coalition trails opposition in the polls ahead of next year's national election, prompting the government to seek ways to boost support among voters.
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In Italy, too, there is currently much more to be paid at petrol stations than in the past. Now, for 2027, the Meloni government is suspending the car tax on many cars and motorcycles.
Italy decided to eliminate the car tax for 14.5 million cars and motorcycles, announced, on Wednesday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a measure that would cost the state budget - already under pressure - over 2 billion euros, according to ANSA, quoted by Agerpres.
A new tax decision affecting millions of vehicle owners has been made in Italy. The government has decided to abolish motor vehicle tax for 14.5 million cars and motorcycles throughout 2027.
The Italian authorities intend to exempt the owners of low-powered cars and motorcycles from the payment of the transport tax as of 2027, and have informed journalists of sources in the office of Prime Minister Georgie Meloni. The Italian Government plans to abolish the tax on small- and medium-sized vehicles, as well as motorcycles, and to transfer the RIA News, which is expected to affect about 14.5 million vehicles. "At the meeting of the Cou…
The decision of the Council of Ministers today: abolished the stamp, in 2027, for small and medium-power cars (up to 80 kW) and for all motorcycles. To compensate the Regions for the lack of revenue, the State plans to transfer, next year, funds for 2,3 billion euros
With a surprise move, he introduced an exemption that will cover small and medium-power cars and all motorcycles, but with limits
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