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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on September 16 that Italy will eliminate road tax for 14.5 million cars and motorcycles as a pre-election measure. This move is expected to cost the state over €2 billion, while it benefits more than 70% of small- and medium-sized car owners. The decision comes amid polls showing Meloni's conservative coalition trailing behind the center-left opposition and facing increasing pressure from a new far-right party led by Roberto Vannacci. Critics view this initiative as an attempt to divert attention from rising fuel prices rather than addressing economic challenges effectively.
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Giorgia Meloni, Italy's Prime Minister, announced on September 16 that her government will abolish road tax for 14.5 million cars and motor-bikes in a move aimed at boosting public support ahead of next year’s national election. The decision is expected to cost the country over €2 billion. This benefit will apply to all motorbikes and more than 70% of small- and medium-sized cars, but each citizen can only claim it for one vehicle. Meloni's conservative coalition trails the centre-left in polls and faces pressure from the rising far-right party National Future led by Roberto Vannacci. The initiative will be in effect for a year between January 1 and December 31, 2027, at an estimated cost of €2.36 billion, but it remains unclear how the government plans to fund this tax exemption.
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Italy's Meloni scraps road tax for most cars as election nears
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Italy is abolishing road tax for 14.5 million cars and motor-bikes, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday, in a move estimated to cost the country's strained state coffers more than €2 billion ($2.31 billion).
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Meloni → abolish → billion
The decision comes as the government seeks ways to boost support ahead of a national election next year.
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government → come → election
Meloni's conservative coalition is trailing the centre-left in the polls and faces pressure from National Future, a new far-right party led by Roberto Vannacci which is steadily gaining support.
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which → trail → support
"Today, the government is eliminating one of the taxes most hated by Italians," Meloni said in a statement released by her office.
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Meloni → eliminate → office
The benefit will apply to all motor-bikes and more than 70% of small- and medium-sized cars, but citizens will be entitled to use it for just one vehicle each, the cabinet office said in a statement.
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office → apply → statement
A draft decree seen by Reuters ahead of the cabinet meeting showed the exemption would apply for just one year between January 1 and December 31, 2027, at a cost of €2.36 billion.
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exemption → see → billion
It was not immediately clear where Meloni would find the money to cover the initiative.
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Meloni → find → initiative
Under its most recent budget plan, due to be updated in the next few weeks, Italy sees its public debt peaking at almost 139% of gross domestic product (GDP) this year, replacing Greece as the euro zone's most indebted country.
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debt → update → country
Coalition parties welcomed the measure as part of the government's tax-cutting agenda, while critics dismissed it as a bid to divert attention from rising fuel prices.
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critics → welcome → prices
"It's like treating pneumonia with a throat lozenge," said Rossano Sasso, a senior aide to Vannacci.
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Sasso → treat → Vannacci
Fuel prices across Italy have been rising for months as a result of the U.S. war against Iran that is disrupting supplies across the world, forcing the government to spend €2.8 so far to fund excise duty cuts.
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