Italy's local taxes high due to federalism, says Sangalli

(AGI) Cernobbio, March 22 - Partial and disorganised federalism in Italy has led to an excessive increase in local taxes in recent years, and needs to be thoroughly reviewed. This was the view expressed on Saturday at a business forum in Cernobbio by Carlo Sangalli, chairman of the trade association Confcommercio. According to Mr Sangalli, local taxation had been overwhelming, growing by 7.8 percent in 2012 from 2011 and 650 percent from 1990. Local taxes increased by 5.6 percent from 2008 to 2012, and national taxes by 3.8 percent