Il Rapporto come di consueto pone sotto osservazione critica le politiche adottate nell'ultimo anno con riferimento ai più rilevanti ambiti d’intervento pubblico: conti pubblici, fisco, previdenza e assistenza, sanità, finanza locale, public utilities, infrastrutture per la crescita. Uno specifico approfondimento è dedicato quest'anno alla tassazione ambientale.

Public finances in Italy is an annual report launched in 1994 with the aim of giving a review of the key developments oc- curred year by year in the area of public finances in Italy. The 2013 Report evaluates the main policy measures implemented by the Italian government during 2012 and the first quarter of 2013 and provides an outlook over the coming years. The nine papers included in the report cover the most important areas of public finances and public intervention: budgetary policies, taxation, health care, pensions, social policies, fiscal decentralization, privatization and liberalization policies, public Infrastructure. A special chapter is devoted to the reform of environmentally related taxes under discussion in Italy in order to meet the Europe 2020 climate and energy targets.

Keywords: Italy, Public finances, Fiscal policy

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