Sicily among the most “lighter” regions of Italy for Irpef revenue, but there is little, indeed, nothing to rejoice, because if it is true that the tax system is based on progressive criteria and that the most taxed citizens are also those with more financial resources, then the lower weight of the tax on natural persons registered on this side is yet another confirmation of the harsh reality: the Sicilian taxpayers go on with pensions, salaries and salaries and salary. lower than almost all the rest of the country. This is what emerges from the last report of the Cgia di Mestre, which places the island in third place for the number of residents with an average income less than the national average, equal to over 71% of the population. According to the data collected in 2023, in fact, over two million and 205 thousand people live in the territory who do not go beyond 19,700 euros per year, against 25 thousand earned on average in the country. To find a lower sticker you have to go to Puglia and Calabria, while many regions of the North touch 30 thousand euros. Furthermore, Sicily has five provinces among the last ten of the boot, namely Trapani with 18,631 euros, Caltanissetta with 18,477, Enna with 18.027, Ragusa with 17,625 and Agrigento, the last last Italian district for income, with 17,540 euros. It goes a little better in the remaining four territories, but up to a certain point since the Palermo, the most “rich” of the island, with just over 21 thousand euros do not reach the national target.
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