Italy Scraps Road Tax for Most Cars as Election Nears
The one-year waiver covers all motorbikes and more than 70% of small and medium cars, with savings of up to €240 per vehicle.
- On Wednesday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the government will abolish the annual road tax for 14.5 million cars and motorbikes during 2027, granting a one-year exemption to help with soaring fuel costs.
- Rising fuel prices, driven by global supply disruptions, forced the government to act as Meloni's coalition seeks to bolster political support ahead of next year's election.
- Officials estimate the one-year measure will cost €2.36 billion, covering all motorbikes and over 70% of cars, with funding drawn from unspent National Recovery and Resilience Plan money.
- Critics dismissed the tax cut as a political diversion, with Rossano Sasso, a senior aide to Roberto Vannacci, describing the measure as 'like treating pneumonia with a throat lozenge.'
- Italy's public debt peaks at 139% of GDP this year, the second-highest in the eurozone, while opposition leader Elly Schlein proposed prioritizing EU budget flexibility for heat pumps and insulation over tax holidays.
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