100,000 tax letters sent out

(ANSA) - Rome, July 1 - Internal Revenue Agency Director Rossella Orlandi said Friday the agency had sent out 100,000 letters to "weaker" citizens who have not declared income, in part or wholly, asking them to comply with the rules. She stressed that last year, "more than 160,000 out of about 300,000 complied spontaneously, without threats or sanctions". Tax evasion and tax avoidance are one of Italy's biggest economic bugbears.