This paper assesses Italy’s 2019 tax and benefit reforms, analyses hypothetical reforms and proposes a reform package … significantly strengthens Italy’s low income protection system but can also financially discourage recipients from working. The … results of the in-depth chapter of the OECD 2019 Economic Survey of Italy (2019[1]) on social and regional disparities. …

We study a set of tax reforms introducing a budget-neutral tax shift in Italy, from labour income to consumption taxes … rates might bring significant efficiency gains in Italy, with limited regressive effects, notwithstanding the revenue …