The lack of a fully incumbent government is starting to have negative effects on taxpayer pockets. The number one suspect is the now infamous Tares. There is a draft decree law prepared by the Ministry of the Environment to postpone the new tax on waste and other municipal services to next year - putting the old Tarsu and Tia back into the field for 2013 - but two days ago the Council of Ministers was unable to pass the measure. Affected by the Terzi case, the Technical Executive – now in office for months only for current affairs – is too weak to enact such a measure, which would also have repercussions on the public accounts. And with the political crisis that has unfolded in recent days, no solution is in sight on the horizon.
The problem is serious, because the calendar of tax deadlines is really full of appointments in the coming months and risks causing a real liquidity crisis in companies. Not only that: among the various expenses, those for Tares will truly be a memorable sting, even higher than the Imu 2012.
According to an estimate by the Uil territorial policy service, the waste tax will cost an average of 305 euros, against the average 218 euros paid last year for the single municipal tax on the same apartment. The increase compared to Tarsu and Tia 2012 is about 36% (1,8 billion). Why? The reason is simple: the Tares - originally introduced by the Berlusconi government and then confirmed by the Professors with the "Save Italy" decree at the end of 2011 - weighs down the calculation method and the tax base of the old Tarsu and Tia.
"The question of Tares risks causing a liquidity and waste collection emergency", explained the number one of the ANCI, Graziano Delrio. An appeal also came from the new Speaker of the Chamber, Laura Boldrini, who asked Prime Minister Mario Monti to evaluate the postponement.
In all, between June and July, Italian taxpayers could suffer a blow of 31,8 billion euros. According to the calculations of the CGIL, CISL and UIL, the sequence should be as follows: 11,6 billion IMU advance, 14,4 billion Irpef balance, 1,8 billion from the VAT increase of one point on the third rate (from 21 to 22%) and four billion from the Tares advance.
And the attention of the three trade unions is focused precisely on Tares, who ask to "spread the payment through several advances, anticipating the payment, as happened for the Imu last year", so as not to make this payment coincide with that of other taxes and fees. As regards only self-employed workers and small entrepreneurs, the Cgia of Mestre believes that "they will be forced to face a real tax and social security 'stress test'".
