(1) Rounding of decimal points may cause discrepancies in totals. – (2) The proceeds of sales of public assets are recorded as a deduction from this item. – (3) A negative value corresponds to a deficit.
22  Figure 1  Profile of VAT rates in the policy scenario (per cent)  Figure 2  General government debt (per cent of GDP)  Source: For GDP, Istat. 23  Designed and printed by the Printing and Publishing Division of the Bank of Italy