League Senator Armando Siri said
Monday that the government's proposed flat tax - in fact a dual
tax with rates of 15% and 20% - will be introduced for both
households and businesses next year.
Earlier on Monday his party colleague, MP and economist
Alberto Bagnai, suggested the flat tax would probably be applied
to businesses starting next year and households the year after.
Bagnai, a touted economy undersecretary, said there "seemed
to be a deal" on this with the other government partner, the
anti-establishment 5-Star Movement.
"It is not true that the flat tax will only be in force for
businesses from next year, it will be for families too," Siri
told Affaritaliani.it.
"Then it will be fully in force in 2020.
"You have to start in steps. The system is different because
the flat tax already exists for business and we are extending it
to sole-proprietor companies and those (self-employed) with VAT
codes etc.
"It's a historic reform because five million operators are
set to get what today is only for 800,000 companies".
Siri, also an economist, is also being touted as a possible
economy undersecretary.
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