Overview

• Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti has proposed a dedicated entity within the Agenzia delle Entrate or a standalone agency to tackle roughly €25 billion in municipal tax arrears
• The new body would partner with technology firms Sogei and PagoPA, deploying advanced data integration to improve identification and recovery of local tax debts
• Draft legislation outlining governance options—including participation by ANCI and Ifel—is being refined ahead of parliamentary debate
• ANCI has argued that the recent fiscal decree failed to expand or simplify municipalities’ tools for managing and collecting local revenues
• Opposition figures such as Italia Viva have raised concerns that the plan could foster political patronage and questioned its potential effectiveness