The Council of Ministers has announced that it intends to abolish car tax for all motorcycles and small and medium power cars, up to 80kW (around 109 horsepower). This is what was reported by some Palazzo Chigi sources cited by ANSA: the measure would therefore concern all types of motorcycles and over 70% of the cars currently in circulation in Italy (around 14.5 million vehicles in total).
From the first drafts of the decree-law that have emerged, what appears to be more of a suspension than an actual abolition: the car tax exemption will only apply for 2027 (from 1 January to 31 December) and only to regularly insured vehicles.
For citizens, however, there is already an initial limit: each owner will be able to benefit from it for only one vehicle. This means that those who own multiple cars or motorbikes will not be able to apply the exemption to all vehicles, but will be able to choose only one. In the case of similar vehicles, the exemption will automatically be recognized to the one with the lowest powerwhile with the same power, the means for which the tax would have been least onerous will be chosen.
The measure also concerns motorcycles and mopeds: for this category, however, the exemption is only available to those who do not own a car within the 80 kW threshold. As before, if there are more than one vehicles, the relief applies only to one vehicle, in relation to its power or, for mopeds, to the date of first registration.
To be clear, these are the majority of city cars, from the classic Fiat Pandina, to the Dacia Sandero, up to the Renault Clio, the Citroën C3 and the Toyota Yaris. In some cases, however, 80 kW of power correspond to basic version of the cari.e. the cheapest and therefore least powerful one.
To understand if your car also falls under this exemption, simply consult your car’s registration document (the so-called booklet). Alternatively, on the ACI website there is a “Car Tax Calculation” section, available at this link. In this case, simply enter the region of residence and the type of vehicle: the system will provide a vehicle data sheet that includes the exact kW (in addition to the Euro emissions class).
The car tax is a car tax managed by the Regions (with the exception of Friuli Venezia Giulia and Sardinia for which the tax is managed by the Revenue Agency): according to Siope data cited by Federcarrozzieri, approximately 7.1 billion euros per year derive from the car tax, with an average of 267 euros per resident family.
The draft provides for a transfer of 2,293.5 million euros for the year 2027, with the aim of compensating for the reduction in revenue to the Regions.
