Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government aims to collect €11bn from banks and insurance companies over three years to fund tax cuts and social spending, a drive that could potentially set up a showdown with lenders.
The plan, which would involve raising more than €4bn from lenders and insurers next year, was included in a medium-term budget projection that Rome sent to the EU and published on Thursday.
With Italy’s next general election scheduled for 2027, Meloni’s right-wing coalition is eager to strengthen social services and cut taxes to boost the purchasing power of low- and middle-income families that have been squeezed by inflation over the past several years.