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Election and Democracy Italy Voter turnout in the national election 72.9% (As of March 2021) [13/38countries] Evaluation of voice and accountability 0.972 (2019) [25/38countries] Evaluation of political stability and absence of violence 0.463 (2019) [27/38countries] Politician Italy Number of total seats in the Parliament 951 (2021) [2/38countries] Inhabitants per parliamentarian 62,570 (2021) [17/38countries] % of women in parliament 36 (2021) [15/37countries] % of MPs 40 years of age or younger 43 (2021) [1/37countries] Women in ministerial positions (% of all ministers) 36.4% (2021) [20/38countries] Political party and organization Italy Parliament Italy % of those who have confidence in parliament 34.7% (2018) [22/24countries] Political awareness Italy Political action Italy Government Italy % of respondents reporting high levels of trust in national government 33.4% (2010) [22/34countries] Evaluation of government effectiveness 0.462 (2019) [33/38countries] Evaluation of regulatory quality 0.955 (2019) [32/38countries] Public officials Italy % of central government employees aged 55 years or older 45.4% (2015) [1/31countries] Evaluation of control of corruption 0.240 (2019) [33/38countries] Administrative services Italy Public finance Italy General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP -6.17% (2020) [20/38countries] General government gross debt as % of GDP 156% (2020) [3/38countries] General government revenues as % of GDP 47.8% (2020) [9/38countries] General government expenditures as % of GDP 57.3% (2020) [6/38countries] General government expenditures for General public services, as % of GDP 7.8% (2018) [4/33countries] General government expenditures for Defence, as % of GDP 1.3% (2018) [13/33countries] General government expenditures for Public order and safety, as % of GDP 1.8% (2018) [13/33countries] General government expenditures for economic affairs, as % of GDP 3.8% (2018) [20/33countries] General government expenditures for Environment protection, as % of GDP 0.8% (2018) [11/33countries] General government expenditures for Housing and community amenities, as % of GDP 0.5% (2018) [15/33countries] General government expenditures for Health, as % of GDP 6.8% (2018) [17/33countries] General government expenditures for Recreation, culture and religion, as % of GDP 0.8% (2018) [24/33countries] General government expenditures for Education, as % of GDP 3.9% (2018) [31/33countries] General government expenditures for Social protection, as % of GDP 20.7% (2018) [4/33countries] Tax Italy Value Added Tax/ General Sales Tax - Rates 22.0% (2021) [11/35countries] Corporate income tax rate (central + sub-central) 27.81% (2021) [10/38countries] Total tax revenue (% of GDP) 42.5% (2019) [5/38countries] Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of GDP 13.3% (2019) [12/38countries] Social security contributions, % of GDP 13.3% (2019) [8/38countries] Taxes on property, % of GDP 2.5% (2019) [12/38countries] Taxes on goods and services, % of GDP 12.1% (2019) [12/38countries] Social security Italy Maternal leave benefits (% of wages) 80 (2009) [24/36countries] Law and Justice Italy Evaluation of rule of law 0.280 (2019) [34/38countries] % of those who have confidence in the justice system (5 choices) 52.5% (2018) [23/24countries]