Garbage tax: the South is more expensive than the North, at €351 compared to €258. And waste collection is often less efficient.

From the average 190 euros spent by a family living in Trentino to the 421 they are forced to pay in Campania. waste tax in Italy records some considerable differences based on the area in which one lives. Responsibilities are almost never attributable to individual citizens but have to do with the various administrations, which are not always able to balance the books and provide a adequate public serviceThe paradox of this situation is that often the more effective the collection, the less it costs. And vice versa: so it can happen that, for example, Romans have to pay a whopping 378 euros despite the service not being the best, quite the opposite.

WASTE TAX IN ITALY 

The data on how much the tax is in different parts of Italy have been collected within a report Conducted by the Prices and Rates Observatory of the non-profit organization Cittadinanzattiva. The survey considers the costs incurred by a typical family of three with a 100-square-meter home for waste disposal in all provincial capitals. The result is that the national average is 300 euros, with a peak, among the provincial capitals, of 504 euros in Catania and a minimum of 121 euros in Potenza.

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WASTE TAX FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE REGIONS

At the level of geographical areas, waste costs less in the North (on average 258 euros). Next comes the Center (299 euros), and finally the South, the most expensive (351 euros). The 10 most expensive cities As for waste tax, in order, they are: Catania (504 euros), Cagliari (490), Trapani (475), Benevento (471), Salerno (467), Naples (455), Reggio Calabria (443), Syracuse (442), Agrigento (425) and Messina (419). All in the South. Among the 10 cheapest, the only ones below the Po are: Potenza (121 euros), Vibo Valentia (184) and Isernia (185).

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