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Giorgetti outlines gaming levy review in Italy's 2027 budget plan

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Italy's finance minister Giancarlo Giorgetti told joint parliamentary budget committees that gaming and tobacco measures would provide most of the revenue identified to fund the 2027 budget. For gaming, he cited a proposed review of state levies and charges linked to concession extensions, alongside stronger measures against tax evasion and improper tax offsets.

Italy’s economy and finance minister, Giancarlo Giorgetti, said the 2027 budget plan provides for a review of gaming levies and charges linked to concession extensions.

Revenue measures identified to fund the budget mainly concern gaming and tobacco products, Giorgetti told parliament. The measures include stronger tools to combat tax evasion and improper tax offsets, he said.

Giorgetti addressed a joint hearing of the budget committees of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate. The hearing forms part of preliminary scrutiny of the bill, which includes the state’s 2027 budget and a multi-year budget for 2027 to 2029.

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