Out of 42 million taxpayers, just over 34.1 million actually pay tax. “These figures are closer to those of a poor country than of a G7 member state, and would, moreover, appear rather inaccurate when compared with Italians’ consumption and spending habits,” says President Brambilla

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that “a company in difficulty cannot benefit from the concessions provided for companies with high electricity or gas consumption”.

The year 2025 saw an all-time high in international trade in goods, with one major exception: bilateral trade flows between China and the United States

Meloni takes issue with Istat, Conte with the government. Both are focusing on GDP rather than expenditure. And they’re wrong on a simple arithmetic basis

Global debt exceeds 365,000 billion dollars and refinancing it is becoming increasingly costly. Italy pays 87 billion in interest, yet there is renewed talk of a budget deviation

GDP growth of up to 0.9 per cent in 2026, almost double the figure forecast in June. However, inflation is rising and the global economy is slowing down.