Church, how much is 8 per thousand worth? Over one billion, 72% of the total – Corriere.it

Out of a total of over 41.5 million taxpayers in 2019, just under 17 million (40.5%) made an express choice to allocate the 8 per thousand distributed in 2023. And in this case, almost 72% of taxpayers (about 30% of the total) have allocated their share to the Catholic Church for over one billion in loans. The State follows with 22.4% (330 million). In the first case there has been a slight decline in recent years also according to the projections on the data for 2020 and 2021, still provisional which indicate the choice in favor of the Church at 70.3 and 69.5 percent respectively and the State at 23, 9 and 24.6%.

What is 8 per thousand

Thanks to 8 per thousand, Italian taxpayers have the opportunity to finance the State or a religious institution, in particular the activities of the Catholic Church, Union of Adventist Christian Churches of the Seventh day, Assemblies of God in Italy, Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy, Union of Italian Jewish Communities, Evangelical Baptist Christian Union, Apostolic Church of Italy, Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy, Buddhist Union and Hindu Union. In order for the 8 per thousand to reach a particular beneficiary, the taxpayer must sign a special box contained within the Model 730 or the Unico, thus indicating the beneficiary he prefers. Finally, the taxpayer can allocate 5 per thousand of his personal income tax to specific purposes and 2 per thousand of his personal income tax in favor of a political party or cultural associations.