I did not vote for Berlusconi, Fini and Bossi. A combination of criminal, fascist and racist was unappealing. Most of the Italians did, though, and one of the first, noticeable changes is the abolition of ICI (council tax) on the main residence.
So we pay nothing in the village and nothing in the city (separate residence, and if Mr HG goes on needing his dinner cut up for him it will be effective as well as formal).
Surprisingly, this doesn't feel good, or right. It feels retrograde and unfair. A tax difficult to avoid even by Italians, masters of avoidance, that was more rather than less progressive - at least it reflected the square metres - has been dumped onto general taxation and, in the process, removed the diversion of berating the Comune and reduced the importance of electing its council.
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