Santanchè: 'Cin will bring out at least 20 per cent of the undeclared'

The problem remains of accommodations not registered in the database, perhaps rented through word of mouth or informal digital channels.

I believe that the need to operate will push them to emerge. Tourists will also make selection, and quality will come through emergence and control.

The obligation to carry a fire extinguisher and carbon monoxide detector have been experienced as a bit of a hindrance to one's business by some hosts.

These obligations should be framed in the discourse I have just made: security for tourists, no to the underground.

The Cin will make controls easier, but it does not solve the problem of tourist overcrowding in historic centres from which residents are fleeing. Some municipalities are moving. At ministerial level are you reasoning on the subject? .

Of course it can be done better, but I have taken responsibility for intervening in a problem that has certainly not arisen in the last two years and had not been addressed before. Having said that, in January I will present a study of the situation in the cities, which has been very complex and will hold some surprises. Political action must be based on numbers and we will go from there.

In what directions will it move?

We must hold together two pillars: private property, which is sacred to me, and the fight against the underground economy and unfair competition. The problem of historic centres concerns only four cities: Florence, Rome, Venice and Milan. We must study the numbers and not have ideological fury. And then reason with common sense and not say too many no's to those who work.

In the last few days, the Ministry of the Interior's circular requiring landlords to identify guests de visu has caused debate. Are corrective measures needed?

The circular merely clarifies the correct application of regulations already passed by Parliament in 2018. At the territorial level, we are starting to apply these prescriptions, which respond to obvious security needs. Moreover, overcoming the keyboxes is also necessary in terms of defending urban decorum and the liveability of our cities. If technology can then come to the rescue, for example with facial recognition, I am always in favour.