Meloni scraps road tax for most cars as her coalition govt trails before polls

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's government has announced scrapping road tax for 14.5 million cars and motorcycles from next year. The decision comes ahead of the 2027 election, as Meloni's conservative coalition trails the centre-left in polls and faces another challenge from a new far-right ​party. The move would cost the country around $2.3 billion (over ₹22,000 crore).