Taxes in Italy have risen. According to Istat, between 2023 and 2024, the tax burden increased from 41.4% to 42.6%. This is a remarkable rise, particularly given the historical trajectory of Italy's tax burden in recent decades. Excluding the 2020 figure, which was fueled by a drop in GDP that resulted in a 42.7% tax burden, similar values have not been touched since 2015. The updated numbers for 2024 from the other states are not yet available, but if those for 2023 are confirmed, Italy, with 42.6% of GDP revenue, would rank fifth in terms of taxation weight, behind France, first with 45.4%, Belgium, 44.1%, Denmark, 43.9% and Austria, 43.3%. It would beat Finland, Sweden, Greece, and Germany, all of which have historically had a relatively high tax burden of more than 40% of GDP. At the opposite end, Ireland has the lowest tax rate, with taxes amounting to just 22.6% of GDP, followed by Romania and Malta (26.9%), and Bulgaria (29.7%), while the EU average stands at 39.8%.