# Italy’s Meloni scraps road tax for most cars as election approaches

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- Reuters, 2026-09-16 18:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/italy-scraps-road-tax-most-cars-election-nears-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaae28fa4391a000126757b

> Italy said on Wednesday it will abolish road tax for 14.5 million cars and motorcycles from next year. The measure is expected to cost the country’s strained coffers more than €2 billion ($2.3 billion).