Government budget and revenue in Palermo (Sicily, Italy): official figures
Taxpayers in Palermo owed 2.6 billion euros in net personal income tax (IRPEF) for 2024, an average of €3,643 per taxpayer, 38th lowest of the 107 provinces (national average €4,608).
How much is the regional income tax surcharge in Palermo?
The regional surcharge on income tax (addizionale regionale) due from Palermo taxpayers for 2024 totalled 162.86 million euros, an average of €329 for each person who paid it.
Source: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze · saved copyHow much is the municipal tax surcharge in Palermo?
The municipal IRPEF surcharge raised 116.82 million euros for the 82 comuni of Palermo for 2024: €242 per payer on average, 11th highest in Italy (national average €230).
Source: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze · saved copyHow well does the province of Palermo collect its revenue?
The provincial administration of Palermo collected 80.9% of its assessed revenue in 2022 within the year, 38th lowest rate of 103 provincial bodies (national figure 86.4%).
Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copyMore figures
- 73.5% of taxpayers in Palermo owed any net income tax for 2024; the rest had no tax left to pay after deductions and credits (nationally 79.6% owed tax). Source: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze · saved copy
- Municipalities in Palermo collected 68.9% of the revenue they assessed in 2022 within the same year, below the national figure of 74.0%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
- Declared total income in Palermo reached 15.0 billion euros for 2024, 1.40% of Italy's total. Source: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze · saved copy
How Palermo compares with other provinces in Italy
Net income tax (IRPEF) per taxpayer (€) (2024)
Palermo ranks 70 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Net income tax (IRPEF) per taxpayer (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Rimini | €3,824 |
| 68 | Viterbo | €3,805 |
| 69 | Napoli | €3,727 |
| 70 | Palermo | €3,643 |
| 71 | Imperia | €3,619 |
| 72 | Bari | €3,604 |
| 73 | Latina | €3,600 |
Average municipal income tax surcharge per payer (€) (2024)
Palermo ranks 11 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average municipal income tax surcharge per payer (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Torino | €255 |
| 9 | La Spezia | €252 |
| 10 | Padova | €243 |
| 11 | Palermo | €242 |
| 12 | Varese | €238 |
| 13 | Napoli | €236 |
| 14 | Venezia | €235 |
Municipal revenue collection rate (% of assessed revenue) (2022)
Palermo ranks 91 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Municipal revenue collection rate (% of assessed revenue) |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Viterbo | 70.0% |
| 89 | Agrigento | 69.8% |
| 90 | Siracusa | 69.3% |
| 91 | Palermo | 68.9% |
| 92 | Salerno | 68.7% |
| 93 | Caltanissetta | 68.5% |
| 94 | Trento | 67.7% |
Provincial administration revenue collection rate (%) (2022)
Palermo ranks 66 of 103, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Provincial administration revenue collection rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Foggia | 82.4% |
| 64 | Ascoli Piceno | 82.1% |
| 65 | Como | 81.6% |
| 66 | Palermo | 80.9% |
| 67 | Livorno | 80.6% |
| 68 | Modena | 80.4% |
| 69 | Varese | 80.3% |
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Sources
- Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica): BES dei territori, edizione 2025: well-being indicators for the 107 provinces and metropolitan cities (Indicatori_per_provincia_sesso_ed.2025.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90f90043ad3d…)
- Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze: Redditi e principali variabili IRPEF su base comunale, anno d'imposta 2024 (personal income tax returns by municipality), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75cecc95d72b…)
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