Economy Minister Pier Carlo
Padoan met Wednesday with Premier Matteo Renzi to discuss the
government's 2015 budget bill now before the Lower House budget
committee.
The government is "well aware" of the need to earn back
taxpayers' trust, said Padoan told Lower House MPs after the
two-hour meeting.
Measures for a "clear and transparent" internal revenue
service include a fiscal enabling law, user-friendly online tax
returns, and "improving tax compliance" to prevent outright
evasion, the minister said.
The government is weighing the extension of a tax
postponement for flood-striken regions, said Padoan.
Suspending taxes from October 10 to December 20 in those
areas of the country is costing the government three billion
euros, he said.
The government won't cancel the taxes altogether because it
can't afford to and it wouldn't be fair to "those who have
suffered similar situations in the past," Padoan said.
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