Italy to Raise Capital Gains Tax on Bitcoin to 42% From 26%
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Italy plans to raise the capital gains tax on Bitcoin to 42% from 26%, part of efforts to finance expensive election promises while cutting the fiscal deficit.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet made the move given the “phenomenon is spreading,” Deputy Finance Minister Maurizio Leo said during a conference call on Wednesday in reference to Bitcoin.