On 8 August 2012, the Chamber of Deputies approved a new Bill submitted to the Congress by the Government (Bill 8488-05 of 2 August 2012) concerning tax amendments to the tax system with the purpose to finance the education system and to improve the tax law.
The new Bill replaced the Bill submitted on 2 May 2012 withdrawing, modifying or maintaining previous proposals. Withdrawn proposals included, inter alia, the introduction of an environmental tax; the increase of excise taxes o…