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Re:Italy proposes tax on savings hidden in safety deposit boxes by tecleandor on Friday June 14, 2019 @10:29AM (#20183287)
This isn't about wealth. They say in the news that they are talking about undeclared income hiding in safes.
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Re:Italy proposes tax on savings hidden in safety deposit boxes by sokoloff on Friday June 14, 2019 @11:06AM (#20183589)
Ah, so it's an income tax evasion holiday (or dirty money cleaning service fee).

Article positioned it like it was a wealth tax (that would apply to legitimate savings as well as ill-gotten gains in safety deposit boxes).

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