Il Rapporto come di consueto pone sotto osservazione critica le politiche adottate dagli ultimi governi con riferimento ai più rilevanti ambiti d’intervento pubblico quali conti pubblici, fisco, previdenza e assistenza, sanità, istruzione, public utilities, infrastrutture. Quest’anno in particolare approfondisce le problematiche relative all’autonomia regionale differenziata, tema cruciale per l’evoluzione dell’intervento pubblico in Italia e del long term care, aspetto trascurato ma centrale visto il rapido invecchiamento della popolazione.

Public finances in Italy: 2019 Report

Public finances in Italy is an annual report initially launched in 1994 with the aim of providing a review of the key developments that occur year by year in the area of public finance in Italy. The 2019 Report evaluates the main policy measures implemented by the Italian government during 2018 and the first half of 2019, and provides an outlook for the short-term future. The papers included in the report cover the most important areas of public finance and public intervention: budgetary policy, taxation, health care, education, pensions, social assistance, fiscal decentralization, public utilities and infrastructure investment. The special chapter of this year is devoted to an analysis of long-term care transfers in Italy.

Keywords: Italy, Public finances, Fiscal policy

JEL Classification: H00, H2, H5, H6, H75, H7