From the Justices of the Peace of the Islands, through the South to Central Italy, the cancellations of tax bills, injunctions, and traffic fines issued by Prefectures, Provinces and Municipalities continue.
After a 2023 filled with appeals upheld by judges, attorney Cristiano Ceriello, legal representative of the consumer association "Difesa Consumatori e Contribuenti," is calling for scrutiny of tax collection agencies' notifications.
From Palermo, passing through Campania, Puglia, Lazio and the Capital, the Judges are canceling thousands of euros of requests from the Prefectures, Provinces and Municipalities that, in truth, do not even know how to prove the right to collect, precisely when one goes before the Justice of the Peace.
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"We often find reports that have never been received. Copies of the alleged notifications aren't even brought to the hearing, and in some cases, the institution doesn't even appear," as attorney Cristiano Ceriello reiterates, "despite the existence of tax bills and injunctions amounting to thousands of euros. However, these must be contested within thirty days, or else the entity will be forced to pay undue amounts."
In short, just as the government is preparing to toughen administrative penalties by reforming the Highway Code, the Consumer and Taxpayer Defense Agency is raising the alarm: safety is right, and those who make mistakes should pay, but when the sums are not due, it is our duty to oppose them. Indeed, it is now clear that some of the requests are unfounded, invalid, and illegitimate, and the entities are even condemned to pay the legal costs, which, of course, will always be borne by us, the taxpayers, since they are public administrations.
But beware of foreclosures – Dr. Pasquale Di Carluccio, president of the association, also reminds us – bank account seizures are becoming increasingly frequent, to the detriment of taxpayers and savers, especially now that dealers have resumed collection.
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