Overview
- Official accounts show the Chamber’s total outlays averaged about €1.293 billion in 2022–2024 versus roughly €1.034 billion in 2017–2021, with 2024 at about €1.26 billion.
- The per‑deputy burden increased because the ‘Contributo unico e onnicomprensivo’ for parliamentary groups remained roughly unchanged around €31 million despite fewer seats.
- Budget documents note that 2024 spending for functional activities was about €967 million, a figure distinct from the €1.26 billion total often cited.
- Questor Filippo Scerra (M5S) says the cut delivered around €50 million in direct savings from eliminated indemnities, while Paolo Trancassini (FdI) points to resumed hiring and inflation as drivers of other costs.
- At the Senate, 2024 spending totaled €495,368,972.44 and the 2025 allocation is €505 million, unchanged from 2011, with ongoing savings plans and funding for a new visitors’ center at Palazzo delle Cinque Lune.