Milan, 18 Sept. (LaPresse) – “This marks the kick-off of the election campaign. But Italians won’t be bought off.” So said Michele de Pascale, President of Emilia-Romagna, in an interview with *La Repubblica* on the suspension of the motor vehicle tax. How do you view this measure? “I believe the reasons behind the measure are clear to everyone, regardless of whether one agrees with it or not: the reason is the start of the election campaign, and it is being introduced at this time to divert attention from the government’s other difficulties. But I’m not revealing anything that Italians don’t already know themselves,” observed the Democratic Party representative. In his view, “the measure has two major shortcomings. The first is that, in my view, every euro of tax relief should be targeted at those facing financial hardship. And waiving the road tax on scooters means doing so even for those who are more than able to pay it.” “The second,” adds de Pascale, “is worse than the first, because it is a debt-financed measure, given that the remaining funds from the NRRP are essentially debt. And every time Italians have had a debt-financed tax cut, they have ultimately ended up paying more than the amount of the reduction itself.”
Car and motorbike road tax: de Pascale says, “Italians won’t let themselves be bought off”
Milan, 18 Sept. (LaPresse) – “This marks the kick-off of the election campaign. But Italians won’t be bought off.” So said Michele de Pascale, President of Emilia-Romagna, in an interview with *La Repubblica* on the suspension of the motor vehicle tax. How do you view this measure? “I believe the reasons behind the measure are clear to everyone, regardless of whether one agrees with it or not: the reason is the start of the election campaign, and it is being introduced at this time to divert attention from the government’s other difficulties. But I’m not revealing anything that Italians don’t already know themselves,” observed the Democratic Party representative. In his view, “the measure has two major shortcomings. The first is that, in my view, every euro of tax relief should be targeted at those facing financial hardship. And waiving the road tax on scooters means doing so even for those who are more than able to pay it.” “The second,” adds de Pascale, “is worse than the first, because it is a debt-financed measure, given that the remaining funds from the NRRP are essentially debt. And every time Italians have had a debt-financed tax cut, they have ultimately ended up paying more than the amount of the reduction itself.”