The Italian government wants to abolish the “Superbollo” tax.
No more special taxes for sports cars: Melonis heart for horse organs
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the post-fascist party Fratelli d’Italia
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Rome. The Italian government is swimming against this tide: while other European countries are offering incentives for the purchase of economical cars with low or possibly zero CO₂ emissions in view of global warming, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her post-fascist Fratelli d’ . Italy wants sports car fans back in the country to give you the opportunity to enjoy your heart’s content without being penalized by the tax authorities.
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The reward for car owners should come with the end of the so-called “Superbollo”, an additional tax on cars with an output of 185 kilowatts (kW) (about 250 hp) or more. For every kW of output exceeding this limit, the car tax is increased by 20 euros and “Superbollo”. This can be expensive. For example, the recently introduced Ferrari Roma Spider with 456 kW (620 hp) is subject to an additional tax of 5420 euros annually.
The tax was introduced in 2012 by Mario Monti’s government at the time and brings in about 200 million euros to the government every year. “I will do my best to ensure that this unnecessary and excessive tax is abolished,” said Andrea de Bertoldi, Member of Parliament for Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia party and member of the Fiscal Commission in charge of taxation. A famous person? But yes: “‘Superbollo’ is an example of the perversion of the left that has characterized the last governments,” emphasized de Bertoldi.
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Parallel to the German speed limit debate
Infrastructure Minister and Lega boss Matteo Salvini also welcomed the end of this “hateful tax”. The abolition of the “Superbollo” in Italian car affairs roughly corresponds to the refusal of car-mad Germany to introduce a speed limit on the autobahn: measures to combat climate change are all well and good, but the fun stops with cars. The argument is also the same: against the additional tax and against the speed limit, the possible competitive losses for their car industry are emphasized. “Superbollo” destroyed the sports car industry in Italy,” de Bertoldi enthuses. It is a pity that Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati have not yet felt anything about this: All three manufacturers are running from one sales record to another.