“For the reduction of the backlog we are thinking about the settlement of pending disputes on the basis of the principles of scrapping of tax bills“. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Economy, Luigi Casero, at the inauguration of the Judicial Tax Year in Rome, at the Court of Cassation, explaining that this measure could affect "pending litigation at all levels of judgement, not only in the Supreme Court. For the backlog of the Cassation, the establishment of a bis tax section is also being evaluated”.
The president of the tax justice, Mario Cavallaro, said instead that at the end of 2016 they are over 450 pending disputes with the tax authorities in the provincial and regional sections of the tax courts. However, Cavallaro also underlines the "strong recovery of the backlog, 12%, almost double the percentage" compared to 2015.
Cavallaro explained that there are a total of 468.839 pending trials, of which 318.192 at the Provincial level and 150.647 at the Regional level. There are about 232 new processes registered, while those that have reached a decision are almost 300. And in 2016, he points out, the Italians have "argued" with the tax authorities for 32 billion, a slightly lower figure compared to 34 billion in 2015.
The overall number of new lawsuits is also decreasing, added the president of the tax judges (-1% in the regional sections and -13% in the provincial ones, which however compare with an increase in litigation of 6% in 2015). On the other hand, the average value of judgments is confirmed to increase, at 112.363 euros for those of the provincial courts and 194.104 euros for the regional ones.
