The Rai Canon it’s a tax existing for a long time now and, although at the time of its birth it was completely optional, now, it has been for many years mandatory and was awarded the middle name of “tax most hated by Italians”. For some absurd reason, in fact, despite the fact that it costs only €90 per yearmost families, at least several years ago, were used to escape from payment. In 2016, in fact, precisely to discourage this modus operandi, the tax was, not only reduced by 20€, but also included in the bimonthly energy bill of our electricity supplier. In this way, also benefiting from the installment in 10 comfortable installments of €9 per month, most of the tax evaders were forced to pay and whoever was the owner of an electric user, called upon to pay the tax.
Exemptions available
One important factor to know, though, is that not everyone has a duty to pay the fee. In fact, there are several people entitled to a full exemption of payment and are as follows:
- Seniors over 75 with an income of less than €8,000. An important clause is that the income lower than the given sum is that of both spouses combined and, in the event that there is someone with a separate income in the same house, the exemption lapses. any cohabiting caregivers and elderly care workers, however, do not fall within the exception and do not invalidate the right to exemption.
- Who claims to not possess a television neither own nor of any other member of the household;
- Military and/or civil protection in service in Italy who, however, do not have Italian citizenship or residence;
- Consular employees and officials of international organizations.
It is good to know, however, that the period for requesting the exemption is almost over, in fact, to take advantage of it, it is necessary to submit a request no later than the January 31st of the year for which the exemption is requested. After that date, no other requests will be accepted. In the event that you fall into one of the categories listed above, therefore, you can easily go there on the website of the Revenue Agency and Download the forms necessary for the request.
