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Italian senator Croatti criticises gambling firms’ exclusion from proposed car-tax relief funding

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Italian senator Marco Croatti criticised the government’s proposed funding for a 2027 car-tax exemption limited to vehicles with power of up to 80 kW. During parliamentary debate, the Five Star Movement senator argued that large gambling companies should have been included among the sectors contributing to the measure’s cost.

Italian Five Star Movement senator Marco Croatti criticised the government's decision not to include large gambling companies in funding a proposed car-tax exemption for 2027. The exemption would apply to vehicles with power of up to 80 kW.

Speaking in parliament during debate on a bill concerning fuel costs and taxation, Croatti criticised the exclusion of energy and oil companies, web companies and arms manufacturers from funding the measure.

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