(ANSA) - Rome, July 23 - Italians in the south earn less
but pay more in taxes, according to a report released on
Wednesday by Svimez, the Association for Industrial Development
in southern Italy.
The report, titled 'Tax Revenue in Italian Cities from 2007
to 2012: Economic crisis, federalism, and the Mezzogiorno',
showed that a resident of Veneto earning 29,477 euros in 2012
paid on average 18 euros less in annual local taxes compared to
a resident in the region of Campania, despite a salary more than
13,000 euros higher than his southern counterpart.
The report also cited that property taxes have collapsed 39%
in the north, while in the south they have gone down by just
1.1%.
Southern Italians pay more tax
Report on tax burden disparity spans 5 years