Majority critical of Ruffini's farewell: results of the fight against tax evasion credit to the government

The resignation of Ernesto Maria Ruffini as director of the Agenzia delle Entrate (Revenue Agency), accompanied by criticism of the government ("I have never seen public officials being pointed at as extortionists of state protection money, or heard people talk about the Agenzia delle Entrate holding families hostage, as if it were a kidnapper"), arouse reactions from the majority. The most caustic is the Lega, which wishes Ruffini 'the best of luck but well away from the Italians' wallets'. But even Fdi and Forza Italia did not appreciate the words used by Ruffini to bid farewell to the agency.

For Fratelli d'Italia in Ruffini's exit there is 'a bit of a contradiction in that he first highlights a certain ill-concealed discomfort with the fact that he had to work with a government and a majority that spoke of state lace and was little attentive to the issue of tax fairness, then instead says that in recent years he has had the most results from the fight against evasion and from the return of previous evasion,' says Marco Osnato, chairman of the Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and head of economics of Fratelli d'Italia.

"The fight against tax evasion is right and it is no coincidence that record figures have been recovered in recent years (in 2023, 24.7 billion: 4.5 billion more than in 2022) but," the League emphasises in a note, "it is one thing to fight those who do not want to pay their taxes and another to harass, intimidate and threaten taxpayers who have complied with the rules with the more than 3 million letters sent under Christmas. We wish Ruffini the best of luck, but well away from the Italians' wallets'.