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And yet it's a substantial amount for the Italian government. I'm sure it will be put to good use... In all seriousness, is it documented anywhere where these

• WastingMyTime89 5y ago
  As a general rule, fines always go back to the general budget in the EU. They are not earmarked and don't directly benefit anyone.
  • gpderetta 5y ago
    AFAICT this fine was levied by the Italian government, not the EU.
    • ClumsyPilot 5y ago
      In the countries that are members of the EU, we don't have US-like 'civil forfeiture' where police just grabs some cash for themselves
    • WastingMyTime89 5y ago
      Italy is an EU member. As a general rule in the EU, fines levied by members governments go back to the general budget of said government.
• rpadovani 5y ago
  > And yet it's a substantial amount for the Italian government. Wut? Italy tax revenue last year has been 708B euros, this is < 0.2% of just that https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=REVITA https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=REVITA