Irpef surcharges, Salerno-Rome at the top, Milan pays less

The Irpef additional tax ranking leaves no doubt: living in Rome and Naples is not worth it. The two taxes linked to income, which are paid by municipality and region, vary between 606 euros - if you declare 20 thousand euros per year - to 1,452 if the taxable income reaches 40 thousand euros. With a low income it is better to choose Milan where up to a certain threshold you do not pay the municipal Irpef and therefore with the income at 20 thousand you only pay the regional Irpef: in the end 263 euros, less than half.

It's still fine even at 40 thousand euros: the bill rises to 916 euros, still very far from that of the capital. But in this case, Cagliari wins in the ranking of the least onerous regional capitals, with a withdrawal of 778 euros. The UIL's State Social Security and Tax Policies service has shed light on a decidedly inconsistent local tax system, having produced a study with a serious title but which could be translated more or less like this: tell me where you live and I'll tell you how many additional taxes you pay.

The union experts have drawn up various rankings, looking at low incomes and average incomes, adding up what cities and regions require for their own Irpef surtax. It turns out that the tax rate changes, and by a lot, even when living in cities with comparable populations and cost of living. And Italy appears to be a sort of fiscal Harlequin. We must start from two premises: all regions apply the Irpef surtax and in some it is decidedly high.

This tax alone in Lazio is worth 1,092 euros on an income of 40 thousand euros, in Campania 1,028, in Umbria 1,026. The comparison starts off losing if you look at the 412 euros in Friuli or the 492 euros in Veneto, Sardinia, Sicily or Basilicata. Obviously the values ​​are lower when the income is 20 thousand euros. Friuli beats everyone: only 166 of regional Irpef. But they are low, above 200 but below 300 euros, even in regions such as Liguria, Lombardy, Tuscany, Puglia.

To these amounts is then added the municipal Irpef, which in some cities - for example Milan - is not paid up to 20 thousand euros. And in others, such as Trento and Bolzano, not even 40 thousand euros. The sum of the two additional taxes is what really affects the pockets of the citizen-taxpayer. At 20 thousand euros the most expensive city is Vibo Valentia (686 euros) followed by Salerno, Avellino, Naples and Rome, all between 606 and 627 euros. In the top ten are then Frosinone, Latina, Rieti, Viterbo, Perugia. The ranking changes, but not much at 40 thousand euros of taxable income: Salerno jumps to the top (1,468 euros), closely followed by Rome (14.52 euros) and with Avellino, Naples, Frosinone, Latina and Rieti all between 1,412 and 1,428 euros of additional taxes.

The top ten ends with Viterbo, Benevento, Caserta. If you look at the total, the fact that Naples and Rome pay 50% more than Bari (at 901 euros) and Milan has a certain effect. Of course, Florence at 877 euros is far from the 1,122 euros of Bologna, but close to the 812 euros of the other city of art, Venice. In Turin, however, 1,206 euros are paid, almost 300 euros more than the 916 euros of Milan. In short, the data shows strong differences and the need for greater equity. "A reform of local taxation is needed - says the general secretary of Uil Santo Biondo who heads the department that compiled the research - The tax system of our country must be the main instrument for affirming conditions of equity and solidarity, necessary to strengthen national social cohesion". Instead, Uil denounces, "too often these taxes are used to compensate for linear cuts by governments in current spending towards the territories, without a corresponding improvement in public services".