“I remember that we were giving almost 2 million people 1 million lire a month. We have succeeded in part, but we have succeeded. We absolutely can afford 1,000 euros. ” This was said by the president of Forza Italia Silvio Berlusconi in Porta a Porta.
“It depends – he adds – on what the flat tax generates on the state’s income. We believe that it will bring about the same effects as in other countries, so we plan to increase the pensions of all the elderly, disabled and grandmothers and mothers All these people should receive 1000 euros for 13 months, on the other hand – concludes Berlusconi – today with less than 1000 euros no it is possible to live with dignity, especially in big cities ”.
“The flat tax initially consists of 23% of the tax, and when they do arise it could go down to 15%, which Matteo Salvini is now advocating,” he explains.
According to the former prime minister, this type of reform can be carried out “already in the first year, because it immediately leads to an increase in state revenues and gradually brings undeclared GDP. As it is a fair and reasonable tax, there will be no pressure from those who now do not declare their GDP to their global entity in order not to pay taxes. When the state asks you for a quarter of what you produce with your labor, it seems right when he asks for 50% seems to be theft, when he asks you for 60, it looks like robbery. At 23%, we believe that gradually tax evasion and tax avoidance will disappear. ”
But isn’t that good for the rich? “There will be progressivity,” Berlusconi replies, “in addition to 23%, we will introduce a rule that incomes up to EUR 13,000 will be tax-free. This is an absolute benefit, even for low and medium-low incomes.”
