Tourist tax, revenue increases (and part of it goes to the state)
In 2026, collections will rise to EUR 1.3 billion (+9.2%). Manoeuvre and Dl Anticipi unlock price increases and give 30-50% to the Treasury
The plate of the tourist tax is getting richer and richer, so much so that the State has also decided to draw on part of the revenue for the municipalities.
The increases decided at local level and the growth in the number of cities in which the tax is levied, in fact, are increasing the revenue generated by the tax, which is paid bytourists and visitors for each night spent in the accommodation facilities of cities of art and holiday resorts. In 2026, national revenue - according to the National Jfc Observatory - is expected to exceed 1.3 billion, anincrease of 9.2% compared to 2025.
Next year, the tourist tax will be paid in 20 new municipalities (including Avellino, Latina, Scandicci, Foligno, Aprilia and Moncalieri), bringing the total number of local authorities that have introduced it to 1,409. A further 41 municipalities have instead decided to increase tariffs. Moreover, in 143 centres, the discussion on the introduction of the levy or its increase is ongoing, so the total is set to rise further.
Increments and fees
The Anticipation Decree-Law (Decree-Law 156/2025) and the Budget Manoeuvre for 2026, in addition to allowing municipalities to raise the tax, reserve a share of the increased revenue for the state.
In particular, the Advances Decree, in force on 30 October (the conversion law was approved by Parliament on 18 December) allows local authorities no more than 30 kilometres from the venues where the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be held to institute the tax or to increase it by a maximum of 5 euros in 2026, allocating half of the increased revenue to the state budget. In recent weeks Milan has already raised the tax ceiling to 10 euro (the one for the most luxurious accommodation). "In 2026, the Olympic year," says Massimo Feruzzi, sole director of Jfc and head of the National Observatory on the tourist tax, "we estimate thatMilan will collect 151 million euros, 28 more than the 123 million of 2025, but only half of the increase will go to municipal coffers, while the other half will go to the state budget.
