Italians turn to Web to battle tax evasion
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>-<span word="strapped">strapped</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="launches">launches</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="evasion">evasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $192 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mobilization">mobilization</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="networks">networks</span>.</p><p><span word="Blogs">Blogs</span>, <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="apps">apps</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rampant">rampant</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dodging">dodging</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>.</p><p><span word="Edoardo">Edoardo</span> <span word="Sera">Sera</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 27-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="tassa">tassa</span>.<span word="li">li</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="tax">tax</span>.<span word="them">them</span>", <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fraudsters">fraudsters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="pulls">pulls</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="evasion">evasion</span> <span word="map">map</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="group">group</span> "<span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Receipts">Receipts</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="evasori">evasori</span>.<span word="info">info</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>, <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span>.</p><p><span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="evaders">evaders</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 80 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laxity">laxity</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Silvio">Silvio</span> <span word="Berlusconi">Berlusconi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="famously">famously</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="morally">morally</span> <span word="obliged">obliged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evade">evade</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>."</p><p><span word="Tax">Tax</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claw">claw</span> <span word="back">back</span> 11 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iceberg">iceberg</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dentists">dentists</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discount">discount</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="receipt">receipt</span>.</p>
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