Premier Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday
hailed "record" revenues gathered from the war on tax evasion
last year, saying the figures proved that claims her government
is soft on tax dodgers are false.
"Good news on the government's work in combating tax evasion,"
Meloni said via social media.
"(Economy) Minister (Giancarlo) Giorgetti and Deputy Minister
(Maurizio) Leo have presented the data, which show that the sum
recovered in 2024 reached the record figure of 33.4 billion
euros, 8.32 billion more than in 2022, when the government had
not yet taken office
"They accuse us of helping tax evaders, of loosening tax
loopholes, even of hiding imaginary amnesties.
"It is all lies.
"Our vision is clear: there is no room for those who want to be
cleat, but those who are honest and perhaps find themselves in
difficulty deserve to be put in a position to be able to pay
what they owe.
"They deserve to be helped by the State. Families and businesses
have understood this, well as demonstrated by the trend for
voluntary payments, which have increased by around 70 billion in
just two years".
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