Italy Scraps Road Tax for Most Cars as Election Nears
Meloni said the cut covers all motorbikes and more than 70% of small and medium cars, with one vehicle per citizen.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Wednesday that the government is abolishing road tax for 14.5 million cars and motor-bikes, eliminating what she called one of the taxes most hated by Italians.
- Rising fuel prices from the U.S. war against Iran forced the government to spend €2.8 billion on excise duty cuts; Meloni's Coalition initiated the tax abolition to gain voter support before next year's neck-and-neck national election.
- A draft decree seen by Reuters estimates the one-year exemption will cost €2.36 billion, applying to all motor-bikes and more than 70% of small- and medium-sized cars, with citizens limited to one vehicle each.
- Rossano Sasso, a senior aide to Roberto Vannacci, dismissed the measure, describing the tax cut as "like treating pneumonia with a throat lozenge," questioning whether it addresses Italy's deeper economic challenges.
- Italy's public debt is projected to peak at almost 139% of GDP this year, making it the most indebted country in the region and complicating the government's decision to allocate €2.36 billion for the tax exemption.
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Millions of motorists in Italy are delighted because they will be freed from the country's "most hated tax" next year. On Wednesday, the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni decided on a corresponding regulation for passenger cars with an output of up to 80 kilowatts as well as for motorcycles of all cylinder classes.
The Italian government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has decided, due to high fuel prices, not to levy tax on all... in 2027.
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. The decision comes in the context of the government seeking ways to increase its popularity before the elections ...
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.
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