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Regional Net Fiscal Balances in Italy at the Time of Enhanced Differentiated Autonomy

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  • Orlando Biele
  • Antonio Lopes
  • Carmelo Petraglia
  • Domenico Scalera

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This paper provides new evidence on regional and macro-regional Net Fiscal Balances (NFBs) in Italy and offers an assessment of the interregional redistributive action carried out by the public sector over the period 2000-2021. We find that the South and Islands regions exhibit substantial, persistent, and structural negative NFBs, while the North-West regions persistently display large positive NFBs. The North-East and Central regions occupy an intermediate position. Regional surpluses and deficits narrow during the financial and pandemic crises, possibly indicating reduced interregional redistribution during difficult times. Furthermore, a decreasing trend in the deficits of Southern regions emerges, possibly due to a declining progressivity of the Italian tax system and a persisting expenditure gap. Regarding redistribution intensity, public policies carry out a limited action, with a slight tendency toward a reduction of redistribution over time.

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  • Orlando Biele & Antonio Lopes & Carmelo Petraglia & Domenico Scalera, 2025. "Regional Net Fiscal Balances in Italy at the Time of Enhanced Differentiated Autonomy," L'industria, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 1, pages 3-25.
    • Handle: RePEc:mul:j0hje1:doi:10.1430/117210:y:2025:i:1:p:3-25
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