Italians already shoulder heavy taxes: an individual taxpayer with annual income of €50,000 pays €15,000 in income tax; with two children, that total drops by only €1,000. By contrast, a French taxpayer with the same income pays only €9,000; with two children, the tax bill plummets to €3,000, and a €1.5 million fortune would mean an additional wealth tax of only €4,230.
鼓吹新征财产税是可能影响民主党选举的另一个问题。意大利人的税收负担已经相当繁重：一名年收入50,000欧元的纳税人需缴纳15,000欧元的所得税；有两个孩子的纳税人税额仅减少1,000欧元。相比之下，法国一名同等收入的纳税人仅需缴纳9,000欧元所得税；有两个孩子的纳税人税额则骤降至3,000欧元，也就是说在法国拥有150万欧元财产仅需额外缴纳4,230欧元的财产税。