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by cabalamat 4487 days ago
> So now they added a new 20% tax on private bank transfers from UK bank accounts to italian ones.

Isn't that against EU laws on freedom of movement of currency?

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the thing is more nuanced: it is assumed you are evading taxes/laundering money and need to prove otherwise. If you can prove this money is not untaxed income, than you're fine.

Yes, the duty of proof is opposed to the normal (you need to prove you are innocent).