{"id":1926,"date":"2012-02-05T16:57:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T16:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walks.friday.ie\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2023-07-18T16:16:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:16:10","slug":"campaigns-against-tax-evasion-at-restaurants-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/campaigns-against-tax-evasion-at-restaurants-in-italy","title":{"rendered":"Save Money in Italy with These Important Words: Non Fiscale &#038; Ricevuta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little while ago, we wrote a blog post on <a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/how-not-to-get-ripped-off-eating-in-italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how not to get ripped off eating in Italy<\/a>. We made a number of suggestions, from knowing the price differences between having a coffee at the bar or at a table, to always making specific orders and not simply telling the waiter to bring &#8220;an <em>antipasto <\/em>for the table.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/campaigns-against-tax-evasion-at-restaurants-in-italy\/#Ways_to_save_while_traveling_in_Italy\" >Ways to save while traveling in Italy<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/campaigns-against-tax-evasion-at-restaurants-in-italy\/#Guardia_di_Finanza_Italys_financial_police\" >Guardia di Finanza: Italy&#8217;s financial police<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/campaigns-against-tax-evasion-at-restaurants-in-italy\/#Non_fiscale_Non-fiscal\" >Non fiscale: Non-fiscal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/campaigns-against-tax-evasion-at-restaurants-in-italy\/#Ricevuta_Receipt\" >Ricevuta: Receipt<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/campaigns-against-tax-evasion-at-restaurants-in-italy\/#Why_is_this_important_for_tourists\" >Why is this important for tourists?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ways_to_save_while_traveling_in_Italy\"><\/span>Ways to save while traveling in Italy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guardia_di_Finanza_Italys_financial_police\"><\/span>Guardia di Finanza: Italy&#8217;s financial police<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We also told you that, if you were handed a bill that seemed mysteriously inflated and your most polite attempts to fix the situation failed, you should bring on three key words: <em>Guardia di Finanza. <\/em>That, we said, is because the <em>Guardia <\/em>is Italy&#8217;s financial police. They&#8217;re very interested, or should be, in any financial wrongdoing in Italy. Including ripping people off. And including tax evasion.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Non_fiscale_Non-fiscal\"><\/span>Non fiscale: Non-fiscal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What does tax evasion have to do with your meal as a tourist? Well, the receipt you were given was, most likely, non-fiscal. Meaning the establishment isn&#8217;t paying <em>any<\/em> taxes on your meal. Meaning illegal. Non-fiscal receipts include anytime your waiter scribbles on your tablecloth or a napkin, any time you simply don&#8217;t <em>receive <\/em>a receipt, and any time you get a receipt that looks legitimate, but has a tipoff like the caption &#8220;NON FISCALE&#8221; at the top. (Our original post included a <a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/how-not-to-get-ripped-off-eating-in-italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photo guide to fiscal versus non-fiscal receipts<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1172\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0628edit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1172\" class=\" wp-image-1172 \" title=\"Not a legal receipt from a restaurant in Italy\" src=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0628edit.jpg\" alt=\"This isn't a ricevuta fiscale!\" width=\"184\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As it says on the top and the bottom, &#8220;NON FISCALE&#8221;\u2014this is not a fiscal (i.e. legal) receipt!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s interesting; since we published that post, the tax situation in Italy has blown up. Berlusconi was ousted. A new government, led by Monti, has come in. And Monti seems to have made it his priority to whip the country&#8217;s economy into shape\u2014by, among other things, cracking down on tax evasion. The <em>Guardia <\/em>has been involved in a number of sting operations across the country.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ricevuta_Receipt\"><\/span>Ricevuta: Receipt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>And Italian citizens? Many are backing the efforts. In fact, one of Rome&#8217;s biggest food bloggers, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puntarellarossa.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Puntarella Rossa<\/a>, just launched a campaign titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puntarellarossa.it\/2012\/02\/01\/niente-scontrino-boicottaggio-fiscale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;No scontrino, no party&#8221;<\/a> (no receipt, no party). Those involved in the campaign are asking for a fiscal receipt <em>every time <\/em>they eat or drink out\u2014and if they don&#8217;t receive a fiscal receipt, they&#8217;re boycotting the restaurant and even publishing the names online. Since the <em>Guardia <\/em>can&#8217;t be everywhere at once, those involved are hoping it&#8217;ll be one of the fastest ways to whip restaurants, and Italy&#8217;s tax situation, into shape.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_this_important_for_tourists\"><\/span>Why is this important for tourists?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We think this campaign is important for tourists to know about, too. Insisting on legal receipts keeps restaurants honest. Not to mention that it helps Italy&#8217;s economy\u2014and, as you know if you&#8217;ve been tuned into the news lately, that&#8217;s something that affects everyone.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the subject, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revealedrome.com\/2012\/02\/tax-evasion-italy-what-travelers-can-do.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revealed Rome&#8217;s post on why tourists should care about the &#8220;No receipt, no party&#8221; campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little while ago, we wrote a blog post on how not to get ripped off eating in Italy. 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