Italy to Scrap Road Tax for Most Vehicles From 2027

From 2027, the owners of about 70 percent of vehicles on Italy's roads will no longer have to pay the annual road tax, according to The Local Italy. The outlet reported the change on Thursday without specifying the legislative instrument, the revenue involved or the vehicles excluded from the measure.

The road tax — the bollo auto — is a regional levy, collected by the regions and paid by vehicle owners each year according to engine power and emissions class. Because it is a regional rather than a national tax, any abolition touches the finances of all twenty regions directly, and Lazio, with the largest vehicle fleet of any Italian region, is among those with the most at stake. The wire does not state how the lost revenue would be replaced, nor whether the regions have been consulted.

The Local Italy's report is the only item in today's international wire on the subject, and it does not name the minister or ministry responsible, nor a date for parliamentary passage. La Veduta is therefore reporting the measure as announced and unattributed to any named official.