Italy's tax burden was 43.5% of GDP in the second quarter of this year, 0.5 of a percentage point higher than in the equivalent period in 2025, Istat said on Monday.
    The national statistics agency said households' saving rate was 6.7%, 1.2 percentage points lower than in the first three months of 2026.
    It said the gross disposable income of consumer households increased by 0.4% in the April-June period compared to the previous quarter in nominal terms, although, when inflation is factored in, it was down by 0.9% in real terms.
    Istat said households' final consumption expenditure grew by 1.7% in the second quarter.
    The agency said Italy's deficit was 2.0% of GDP in the second quarter, down from 2.1% in the same quarter of 2025.

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