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“Berlusconi’s popularity derives from a secret pact with the electorate,” he says. “Every time he comes to power, the pressure on the Fisco [Italy’s equivalent of the Inland Revenue] to go after tax evaders diminishes. Berlusconi always promises lower taxes but he never delivers them. Tax evasion in Italy is twice the European average, and people are aware that the only way to reduce taxes would be to go after tax evaders. But he never does this.”
New Statesman - Berlusconi’s last stand
