"With the car tax cut, we've discovered a new way to campaign. President Meloni is announcing a measure funded by regional governments."
This is how the President of the Sardinia Region, Alessandra Todde , reacts to the Government's decision to eliminate the payment of the tax for 2027 for some categories of vehicles and motorcycles.
"There's something Sardinian citizens need to know," he continues. "The stamp duty cut means less revenue for the regions and therefore fewer resources available to finance regional services and policies. We're talking about hundreds of millions of euros that could be diverted from regional planning, transportation, healthcare, and schools."
According to Todde, "It's easy to announce a tax cut when the money is being put up by others and the bill is passed on. That's why the question is very simple: who's really paying for the car tax cut and which services will have to forgo those resources."
"Sardinians will benefit from the exemption from car tax, not just be penalized." This is how Ugo Cappellacci , president of the Chamber of Deputies' Social Affairs Committee, and Ivan Piras , regional councilor for Forza Italia , responded to statements made by Sardinia Regional President Alessandra Todde.
"This should be a positive development for the Region's leadership," they note, "and it's unfortunate that, instead of rejoicing, the President is stirring up controversy over nothing. The government has already guaranteed that the Regions' lost revenue will be compensated."
The Brothers of Italy party also weighed in on the issue, through Antonella Zedda, vice president of the FdI group in the Senate: "Does Todd perhaps miss the days when the left oppressed Italians? His statements about cutting car tax are yet another attempt to hide the lack of a strategic vision for Sardinia behind unfounded controversy, even going so far as to defend one of the taxes most hated by Italians. Talk of a 'hole of hundreds of millions' and cuts to healthcare, transportation, and schools is a colossal lie."
"The measure, approved in the last Council of Ministers," Zedda continues, "provides a national allocation of a whopping €2.3 billion to fully offset the revenue shortfall. Sardinia will not run a deficit: every single euro saved by Sardinian citizens on their small cars and motorcycles will be reimbursed by the state through direct transfers."
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