When the new head of Italy’s tax agency was asked why there was such in large tax gap in the country, she gave a very interesting answer.  See this article in Forbes by Kelly Phillips Erb for the story:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/08/22/new-tax-head-says-she-knows-why-italians-dont-pay-taxes-theyre-catholic/

I think saying that people feel they will be obsolved for not paying taxes by God is a little farfetched, but since Italy’s tax debt by percentage is the largest in the world, the tax collectors have to say something.

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