Table 2  General government revenue (1) (as a percentage of GDP) 2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  Direct taxes  14.7  13.8  13.3  13.3  13.2  14.3  15.0  15.2  14.6  14.5  Indirect taxes  14.1  14.2  13.9  14.0  14.1  14.8  14.6  13.7  13.5  13.9  Capital taxes  0.1  0.2  1.3  0.6  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.8  0.2  Tax revenue  28.8  28.2  28.6  27.8  27.5  29.1  29.6  28.9  28.9  28.7  Social security contributions  12.1  12.2  12.5  12.6  12.6  12.6  13.1  13.7  13.9  13.7  Tax revenue and social security contributions  41.0  40.5  41.0  40.4  40.1  41.7  42.7  42.6  42.8  42.3  Other current revenue  3.5  3.5  3.4  3.6  3.5  3.6  3.5  3.6  3.8  3.8  Other capital revenue  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.2  Total revenue  44.7  44.1  44.7  44.3  43.9  45.5  46.5  46.5  46.8  46.4  Source: Based on Istat data.
Therefore, we still have a long way to go. To address some of these challenges, the Bank is working closely with the commercial banks for the establishment of the basic bank account for low-income earners and SMEs. Among its features, the basic bank account will attract low transactional fees and provide for a bundle of free transactional services per month.