Sori tax collection performance sparks debate in Prato

Debates have emerged regarding the effectiveness of Sori, the entity responsible for tax collection in Prato, Italy. While Sori reports significant efficiency gains, local officials are calling for deeper scrutiny of outstanding debts.

Sori President Daniele Pinai highlighted improved performance metrics, noting that the return on investment for the municipality has risen from approximately 3 euros for every euro spent in 2015 to 7.71 euros in 2025. According to Sori, assessments have increased from 5.3 million to 10 million euros over the last decade, with collections rising from 9 million to 19 million euros. The agency has also established a new pool for coercive collection to target companies with debts exceeding 100,000 euros, focusing on IMU and TARI taxes.

Conversely, Gianluca Banchelli has requested an ad hoc commission to investigate the 308 million euros in remaining uncollected credits. Banchelli argued that despite recent collections of 26 million euros, the high volume of outstanding debt warrants an analysis to determine how much is actually recoverable, how much is overdue, and how the situation has evolved compared to 2015 and 2020.