Replace excise tax cuts with targeted measures for vulnerable households says IMF

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 27 - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday called on the Italian government to replace excise duty cuts with targeted measures for vulnerable households. Giorgia Meloni's government recently temporarily cut duty on diesel and petrol to mitigate the effects of the energy shock stemming from the Iran war. "The recent across-the-board reduction in excise taxes on diesel and gasoline, implemented to cushion the impact of the shock, should be replaced with targeted cash t...

By ANSA