“20.2 billion recovered in 2022, the highest figure ever” – Corriere.it

In 2022, 20.2 billion in tax evasion were recovered: a real record. “This is the highest figure ever,” underlined the director of the Revenue Agency, Ernesto Maria Ruffini, presenting the results on Thursday 9 March. “This result – he added – is the result of the complex activity of the Revenue Agency and the Revenue and Collection Agency”. Of these 20.2 billion reported in the state coffers, 19 derive from control activities. In particular, 10.9 billion from payments made through F24 following control activities, 3.2 billion from letters for compliance and 4.9 billion from payment orders of the Revenue Agency-Collection.

Blocked 9.5 billion between credits and bonuses

In addition to the higher income deriving from controls, last year the Agency also ensured “less expenditure” thanks to risk analyzes and anti-fraud activities, which made it possible to block 9.5 billion in credits, bonuses and refunds not due . The majority, a good 6.3 billion, concerns fictitious credits generated by building bonuses, identified in synergy with the Guardia di Finanza.

In 2022 paid 510 billion

In 2022, taxes paid by taxpayers also increased, reaching almost 510 billion (+11% year-on-year), while reimbursements paid to households and businesses in 2022 came close to 20 billion. «A further factor of progress» on the fiscal front «is constituted by the achievement of the reforms envisaged by the Pnrr. So far, all the objectives set for the two-year period 2021-22 have been largely achieved and we are constantly working to guarantee the realization of future commitments”, highlighted the Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti. From January to December 2022, more than 2.5 million communications were sent, significantly exceeding the objectives established by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, both with respect to the number of communications sent and collections, 20% higher than the set goal. In the tax reform «we will need to work on tax collection. The numbers are frightening: we arrive at 1,150 billion file stocks. We need to find a way to dispose of this backlog», added the deputy minister, Maurizio Leo, illustrating the tax reform at the presentation of the results of the Revenue Agency. “The world of sanctions will also need to be addressed”, he continued, underlining that “administrative sanctions reach levels out of line with other countries”.