Overview
- Istat told budget committees that over 85% of the resources from the two‑point cut to the second IRPEF rate flow to the top income quintiles, affecting about 14 million taxpayers and 11 million families for an average gain of roughly €230 per person and under 1% of family income.
- The Ufficio Parlamentare di Bilancio estimated about half of the savings go to taxpayers above €48,000 and reported average yearly gains of €408 for managers, €123 for clerical staff and €23 for manual workers, with the measure costing about €2.7–€2.9 billion.
- The neutrality mechanism for incomes above €200,000—a €440 reduction in allowable tax credits—will cancel the benefit for only about one third of those taxpayers, leaving many high earners with residual gains, according to the UPB.
- Bank of Italy said the package brings only modest changes to income distribution, while the Corte dei Conti warned that a higher flat tax on short‑term rentals could spur undeclared leases and that a new debt amnesty risks weakening tax compliance and revenues.
- Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti defended the plan as support for middle incomes and signaled openness to tweaks on rentals and dividends, as rapporteurs were appointed and amendments are due by November 14.