Fuel bill, approved by the Senate: it is law. Definitive green light to stop car tax for 2027

The stop to car tax for 2027 has become law. With the final green light from the Senate, the fuel decree of 17 September, the one which had cut excise duties on diesel from 18 to 25 September, was converted into the text released by the Chamber. In the decree, the exemption only applies to payments expiring between January 1st and December 31st 2027. In the meantime, however, the 2027 budget bill, approved by the Council of Ministers on October 28th, has made it structural: the measure created for just one year thus becomes permanent.

The exemption is available to natural persons for a single regularly insured vehicle. It can be a petrol or diesel car, even hybrid, up to 80 kW or, for those who don't own one, a motorbike or moped. Those who have multiple eligible cars get the exemption on only one, the less powerful one, and continue to pay for the others. For 2027 the lower revenue for the Regions is estimated at 2,362 million, compared to compensatory transfers of 2,293.5 million: 68.5 million remain uncovered. Once fully operational, from 2030, the budget report quantifies the cost at 2.43 billion per year, approximately 70 million more than in the first year of application.

The power threshold remains the one set in September. During the parliamentary examination, the amendments to raise it were withdrawn, so cars above 80 kW remain excluded from the general exemption. An enlargement arrived with the maneuver, but for a limited audience. For families with more than three children, at least one of whom is a minor, the INPS will recognize a contribution equal to the tax paid, up to 385.71 euros per year, for a car with six to nine seats with a power of up to 133 kW. The technical report estimates 47,553 beneficiary families and a cost of 18.3 million per year. The bill corresponds to the maximum reimbursement multiplied by all the estimated families: that is, the forecast assumes that each family recovers the entire roof.

In addition to the stamp duty, the conversion law contains other measures. 150 million will go to the Milano-Cortina 2026 Foundation to balance the budget. The Foundation closed 2025 with a loss of 39.1 million and a negative net worth of 176.5 million. 288 million are allocated for university scholarships.