The car tax is obligatory to be paid annually. In fact, every car owner is required to comply and pay this regional tax. The tax must be paid regardless of the actual use of the vehicle. In fact, it is a property tax. In the last few hours, however, news has made hundreds of thousands of Italians happy. What’s the latest on car tax? Here’s everything you need to know about it.
The car tax it is a tax that refers to the actual ownership of a car. The tax is local and regional and is levied on every car and motorcycle registered in our country. Anyone in possession of a motorized vehicle, therefore, is required to pay a specific amount annually.
The latter varies according to the year of registration, the power of the vehicle, the polluting emissions and the area of residence. The payment must be made no later than the last day of the month of registration of your car.
Anyone who does not comply and does not settle this payment by the expiry date is subject to a fine equal to 30% of the amount of the stamp duty. In addition, 0.5% interest is charged for every six months of late payment of the tax.
There are some categories exempt from paying the car tax. We are referring to the disabled and their actual companions, to cars registered for more than 30 years and to zero-emission electric or hybrid cars. The latter for the first years of “life” will be exempt from this tax.
But what does the new Budget Law implemented by the Meloni government foresee? Here is everything that has changed regarding the payment of the car tax. The news will certainly please many Italians.
Unpaid car tax? Here’s what happens in 2023
The new Budget Law of 2023 approved a amnesty on all tax bills up to 1000 euros in reference to the period between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2015. Anyone who still has debts – up to this sum – in the historical period just mentioned, therefore, will be exempt from payment. And this also applies to the payment of the car tax dating back to that period.
Furthermore, for all debtors in the period between the beginning of 2016 and 30 June 2022, the amount still to be paid can be “spread” over 18 installments over 5 years. A real godsend for those who – due to serious economic problems – have not managed to comply with the payment of the car tax in recent years. It will be necessary to activate the appropriate debt cancellation procedure by making a request toRevenue Agency.
Even the 30% increase caused by the delay in payment can be deferred and, indeed, there will also be some cuts on this interest.
The car tax, therefore, falls within the “fiscal peace” desired by the new government. Furthermore, this amnesty also makes it possible to remove the tax bills prior to 2016 with reference to the traffic fines not paid yet.
This move by the new government headed by Giorgia Meloni will therefore please many. In a period of strong price increases, this concession is certainly pleasant news. In recent days, the Government has been criticized for removing the excise tax discount from the price per liter of petrol and for having increased the cost of tolls on Italian motorways. This amnestyHowever, it goes to meet all the Italians who have been in difficulty in the past years.
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