Maneuver 2027, 5 billion from micro taxes: what they are

In detail, the Budget Law provides that in 2027 there will be a double increase in the cost of cigarettes: there will be a first price increase in January 2027 and a second starting from the first day of July. The increases were already foreseen by last year's budget law, but they should only have come into force from 2028. The average increase will be 25 cents per package from January, and then rise by another 15 cents in July. The additional revenue obtained from the excise duty intervention should be around 112 million euros.

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And then there is the chapter regarding gambling. The maneuver involves doubling the limits of traditional slot machines by increasing the maximum bet from 1 to 2 euros and the maximum win from 100 to 200 euros. The tax paid by operators on the sums wagered also increases: from 24 to 25% for traditional slots and from 8.6 to 9.6% for video lotteries. In this way the State should secure over 1.1 billion more in the next three years, again according to estimates developed by Il Sole 24 Ore.

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The maneuver then opened up an additional possibility of trying one's luck with Lotto and Superenalotto, thus providing new revenue for the state coffers. In fact, a fifth weekly draw has been introduced for both games, as well as for the optional and complementary ones, to be carried out on Wednesdays, as provided for in Article 29 of the Budget bill, according to which the Customs and Monopolies Agency will then be responsible for establishing the new appointment within 60 days of the law coming into force.

The fifth draw, in fact, will be added to the four already planned and - according to what we read in the technical report - could bring 30.5 million more euros into the state coffers in 2027, destined to rise to 43.1 million per year from 2028.

While on electricity bills, articles 82 and 83 of the Budget provide that from 2029 part of the aid to businesses against high energy prices will be financed through charges on electricity bills. For energy-intensive companies, electricity costs of 800 million in 2029 and 700 million in 2030 will be drawn upon, while for non-energy-intensive micro, small and medium-sized enterprises the resources amount to 600 and 500 million respectively. The mechanism concerns the last two years of support, while allocations from the state budget are foreseen for 2027 and 2028.

And then there's the Tobin Tax on financial transactions. That is, this is the levy on purchases of shares of companies with a capitalization equal to or greater than 500 million: it would rise from 0.20% to 0.40% for operations on regulated markets and multilateral trading systems. Outside these markets it would go from 0.40% to 0.80%, while the rate on high-frequency trading would rise from 0.04% to 0.08%. This operation should bring an additional 1.38 billion euros into the state coffers per year, starting from 2027.

Here is an example: on a share transfer subject to the ordinary rate, with the calculation on a tax base of 10,000 euros, the Tobin tax goes from 20 euros in 2025 to 40 euros in 2026, until reaching 80 euros in 2027.

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