On 18 October 2020, Italy’s Council of Ministers issued a release declaring its approval of the draft bill that contains the Budget for the year 2021.

On 20 October 2020, Italy has published Decree-Law No. 129 in the Official Gazette announcing urgent measures on tax collection that entered into force on 21 October 2020. Payments due by orders of collection agents expiring between 8 March 2020 and 31 December 2020 are extended until 31 January 2021.

Collection activities, with notification activities of orders of payment and other acts of collection agents are extended until 31 December 2020 and time limits within which orders of payment must be notified by collection agents are also extended by 12 months.