Italy approves the Budget Law which makes citizenship more expensive

Italy approves the Budget Law which makes citizenship more expensive


The text received final approval from the Senate on Saturday (28)

The Italian Senate definitively approved the budget law of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government for 2025 on Saturday (28), which provides for a significant increase in taxes for the recognition of citizenship by right of blood (jus sanguinis).

After approval by the Chamber of Deputies at the end of last week, the Senate approved the text with 108 votes in favor and 63 against, as well as one abstention, after the project had been protected with the “vote of confidence”, a tool that prevents the tabling of amendments to speed up the process.

From 1 January 2025, the fee for opening judicial proceedings for the recognition of Italian citizenship jus sanguinis will increase from the current 545 euros (3.5 thousand R$) per request, regardless of the number of applicants, to 600 (3.9 thousand R$) per request. person.

Furthermore, the Budget Law increases the amount paid by the consular network from 300 to 600 euros and authorizes Italian municipalities to collect the same amount. “This is a series of measures aimed at discouraging requests for citizenship by Italian descendants,” MP Fabio Porta, elected by Italians in South America, said in a statement.

The 2025 Budget Law also creates a bonus of one thousand euros (6.5 thousand R$) for low and medium income families for each child born or adopted, reduces taxes for new hires and for workers with regular contracts and provides incentives of up to 200 euros (R$ 1,300) for the purchase of new appliances.

“It is a budget law with great balance and which supports low and middle income people, helps families with children, allocates resources for healthcare, reduces the tax burden and lends a hand to those who produce and create jobs”, he said Melons. .

Source: Terra

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