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The tax on wealthy foreigners has doubled – this is the calculation behind Meloni’s move

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They wanted to lure rich foreigners to Italy with a low flat tax of 100,000 euros. This was especially a problem in Milan. Giorgia Meloni’s government is now reacting with an increase. Voters should be happy. But the effect of the measure is questionable.

In 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Juventus in Turin, moved his residence to Italy – and paid just €100,000 a year in taxes. From the point of view of the Portuguese football star, almost nothing. Ronaldo and many other multi-millionaires benefited from a new government measure in Rome at the time. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi introduced a flat tax in 2016 to attract wealthy foreigners to Italy. He wanted to help his country’s economy, where growth was low and debt high. However, regulation was a problem, especially in the metropolis of Milan. Its residents blamed the newcomers for the sharp increase in real estate prices. Now the government of right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is reacting and raising the tax rate from €100,000 to €200,000 a year.
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said that you don’t want to be a tax haven and you don’t want to compete with other countries for the lowest tax rates. “A country like Italy with limited financial flexibility can only lose this competition,” Giorgetti said. According to estimates, 800-2,700 multi-millionaires have used the flat rate tax so far. With the doubling, Roma now scores two goals at the same time. On the one hand, state revenues are increasing, albeit by symbolic amounts. Between 2018 and 2022, according to the Italian Audit Office, the super-rich paid out 254 million euros. A small amount compared to the budget deficit expected by economists for 2024: almost 100 billion euros.

On the other hand, raising the flat rate tax can also have political benefits. A measure to protect Italians from rising living costs caused by foreigners – which upsets many of Meloni’s voters. And the people of Milan too. Rents have increased by more than 40 percent in the past five years and nearly 20 percent in the past two years. So there is a lot of frustration. But will 200,000 euros instead of 100,000 euros a year really deter multimillionaires? I’d rather not. Economy Minister Giorgetti himself said that Italy remains “interesting” for rich foreigners. The new key only applies to newcomers who already have tax residency in Italy. The flat tax can be claimed for 15 years. This also applies to Italians who return home after more than nine years abroad. A similar model exists in Greece. Expats who invest there can pay a flat tax of €100,000, just like in Italy. This practice continues to be criticized from Brussels. It is unfair and harmful to the public finances to give huge tax breaks to extremely rich people, the EU stated in this year’s report on global tax evasion. He describes the flat rates in Italy and Greece as harmful.

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