Overview
- The draft sets a 26% flat tax on short‑term rentals booked via online platforms starting in 2026, while a 21% rate remains for owners who rent entirely off‑platform.
- Parliament will scrutinize the measure before year‑end, with Matteo Salvini and Forza Italia seeking changes and Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti and Fratelli d’Italia defending it as a first step.
- Industry group Aigab cautions the hike could fuel undeclared cash or off‑platform lets, noting its estimate that only about 1.4% of owners rent without intermediaries.
- Airbnb says most hosts do not depend on hosting as their main income, stresses that online payments are traceable, and reports €100 million in tourist tax remitted to municipalities last year.
- Official data count 689,315 registered short‑let units concentrated in regions such as Tuscany, Lombardy and Lazio, with Rome over 54,000 and Milan about 31,000, while Airdna reports a year‑on‑year dip in active listings.