Raising the flat-tax regime threshold from €85,000 to €100,000 starting in 2027. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended the measure, included in the draft Budget Law, in a video posted on social media, attacking the opposition and accusing it of confusing revenue with disposable income.
According to the prime minister, the current cap risks pushing self-employed workers to deliberately limit their activity in order to avoid crossing into the ordinary tax bracket.
The planned increase concerns income tax (Irpef), while any change to VAT treatment requires agreement at the European level. «For VAT we need an agreement with the European Union, and we are working on it,» Meloni said.
Responding to criticism over tax disparities, the premier argued that earning €100,000 in revenue does not mean having that full amount available: business costs, social security contributions and taxes must all be deducted from turnover.
Meloni also pointed to differences in protections — from paid leave to sick pay and parental benefits — arguing that a direct comparison with an employee’s salary fails to account for the realities of self-employment.
The measure remains under review in the Chamber of Deputies, along with the rest of the budget package.
