Giorgetti ties 2027 budget gaming changes to funding
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Italy’s economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said the government remains open to amendments to the 2027 budget bill, provided each proposal has funding. He said gaming and tobacco products are among the main funding sources, through changes to tax levies, related charges and concession extensions.
Italy’s economy and finance minister, Giancarlo Giorgetti, said the government was open to amendments to the 2027 budget bill, provided each proposal identified the funding it needed. He spoke at a hearing before the joint budget committees of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate during their preliminary examination of the bill for 2027 to 2029.
Giorgetti identified gambling and tobacco products as principal sources of funding for the measure. He said funding measures included revisions to tax levies, related charges and concession extensions, as well as stronger tools to combat tax evasion and improper offsets.
Changes to gambling measures from which the government expects additional revenue would require compensating funds and consideration of their effects on the budget balance.