The 2020 budget bill won't hike
taxes, Premier Giuseppe Conte said Thursday.
The premier denied reports to the contrary.
"Saying that taxes will rise with this budget are not
correct," he said.
"If we had not intervened the tax burden would have been
42.7%, now it's 42% if not less".
He said this was "absolutely contained with respect to the
forecasts".
Conte said "the budget has a redistributive effect for
workers and families and businesses, and we confirm a robust
framework of interventions.
"We are making a selective increase of some sectors in
activity".
The budget raises VAT to 22% on driving and flying schools.
The main features of the budget are an avoidance of a VAT
hike that would have cost 23 billion euros, green investments, a
plastic tax and a sugar tax.
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