Overview
- The Revenue Agency, which presented results Wednesday at its 25th‑anniversary event in Parliament, reported €36.2 billion tied to anti‑evasion work, with €29 billion recovered and €7.2 billion collected for other public bodies.
- Of the €29 billion, €15.9 billion was paid after agency notices, €6.9 billion came via payment orders known as cartelle, and €3.3 billion followed compliance prompts such as warning letters.
- Settlement schemes and the closure of pending tax cases brought in €2.9 billion, down 17% from 2024, underscoring that part of the inflow came from one‑off measures.
- Enforcement steps shut about 12,000 “open‑and‑close” VAT registrations and blocked more than €5 billion in bogus credits and undue VAT refunds tied to building bonuses.
- Officials touted the gains as proof enforcement is working, while critics noted that “recoveries” differ from the roughly €100 billion annual tax gap and do not automatically create lasting budget room.