Rubbish costs 22.6% up in 5 yrs (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, December 2 - The cost to the taxpayer of rubbish collection in Italy has risen 22.6% over the last five years, small-business group Confartigianato said Wednesday.
    Costs were highest, 214 euros a head per year, in Lazio, where "the perception of dirtiness is high". Consumer groups have complained that rubbish-collection rates have risen too steeply in the last few years.