Conflavoro PMI proposes five-point remote skill-game tax rise from 2028
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Conflavoro PMI proposed raising Italy’s single tax rates on remote skill games by five percentage points from 1 January 2028 in a submission on the 2027 Budget. The confederation estimates the increase would raise €150 million annually, earmarked as a funding source for its proposed tax relief on reinvested company profits.
Conflavoro PMI has proposed a five-percentage-point increase in Italy's single tax rates on remote skill games from 1 January 2028, estimating it would raise €150m a year. The confederation included the proposal in a submission to the joint budget committees of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate during hearings on the 2027 Budget.
The proposed increase would help fund tax relief for reinvested company profits under Conflavoro PMI's Utile Zero project. The project would exclude profits set aside in reserves from taxable income if reinvested by the second subsequent tax period in areas including new capital goods, research, energy efficiency, software, artificial intelligence and staff training. Conflavoro PMI estimated the relief would cost €1.6bn a year once fully implemented.
The tax proposal would not affect amusement machines, for which article 23 of the budget bill would redefine the levy to safeguard revenue, the confederation said. The technical assessment behind the proposal used remote skill-game stakes of €81.2bn in 2025 and estimated player spending after winnings of about €3bn in 2028, taking account of the segment's growth.
Other proposed funding sources include €800m from increasing specific excise duty and the minimum tax burden on cigarettes by €18 per 1,000 cigarettes, as well as resources from two government funds. The gaming tax increase appears in proposed amendment No 1, which would introduce Utile Zero through a new article 14-bis.