Garbage taxes in Italy up 22% in four years

(ANSA) - Rome, October 3 - Garbage taxes in Italy have increased an average of 21.96% in four years, well above the general inflation rate of 7% seen over the same period, the consumer group Federconsumatori said Friday.
    The study examined rubbish taxes across 91 Italian cities assuming apartments of 100mq with families of three. Researchers concluded that households of that size spent an average of 284 euros on waste tariffs or 51 euros more than in 2010. The highest rate was paid by residents in Cagliari, Sardinia, at 532 euros. Southern Italian cities of Siracusa, Reggio Calabria, Salerno and Naples came next. People living in the northern cities of Cremone, Udine and Brescia paid the least, with tariffs of 136, 161 and 175 euros, respectively.