Giorgia Meloni has presented a rise in Italy’s forfettario income-tax threshold to EUR100,000 from 2027 as a fix for the sharp change facing self-employed people above EUR85,000. But her own announcement leaves a central part of the tax picture open: VAT would require an agreement with the European Union.
In a video published on 14 November, Meloni said a person exceeding EUR85,000 in turnover currently leaves the forfettario regime, loses the 15% substitute tax and enters the ordinary regime. She argued that this can discourage growth by making a good year feel like a penalty. The budget measure, she said, would lift the IRPEF threshold to EUR100,000 from 2027.
That case should be assessed on its actual terms. Turnover is not disposable income. Meloni pointed to operating expenses, self-paid contributions and taxes, as well as protections she described as weaker than those available to employees. That is a credible reason not to equate EUR100,000 in business revenue with an employee salary of the same amount.
Yet the distinction also makes it misleading to treat the video as a settled overhaul of the system. The supplied report concerns the IRPEF threshold. On VAT, Meloni said an EU agreement is needed and work is under way. The material provides no budget bill text, eligibility criteria, transition rules or funding details.
The announcement should therefore be read as a targeted proposal to move a tax threshold from 2027, rather than as a complete, operational settlement for self-employed workers and VAT-registered businesses. Its practical reach will depend on the budget text and the outcome of the EU VAT discussions.
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- ANSA · Top news · Source date: 2026-11-14
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-14