In Italy the association of sole traders and small businesses has recommended that measures should aim at reducing Italy’s individual income tax (IRPEF) burden. The total tax collections from labor have reached EUR296.4bn, of which almost EUR161.5bn is paid by employers (over 54% of the total) while the remaining burden is placed on employees. If the total tax burden is to be reduced by EUR10bn, as previous government statements suggest, this would only represent an alleviation of some 3.4 percent.