Based on data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance referring to the 2021 Irpef tax returns, the richest locality in Italy is the Pisan town of Lajatico, in central Italy, and the poorest is Cavargna, in the province of Como, a municipality in the "rich" North on the border with Switzerland, just under 500 kilometers apart. The 985 taxpayers residing in Lajatico declared an average income of 54,708 euros, while the 94 in the village of Cavargna declared only 6,314 euros. It must be said that what "enriches" the Tuscan municipality is above all the presence of a super-taxpayer, namely Andrea Bocelli, among its residents. Reading taxpayers' returns also confirms, therefore, very marked differences, with signs of impoverishment beginning to affect the North as well: among the 50 "poorest" territories, as many as 11 are from the North. In the vast majority of cases, these are very small mountain realities that, in the last 30-40 years, have experienced depopulation and a progressive aging of the remaining population. After Lajatico, in second place are Basiglio (Milan) with 49,325 euros per capita, Portofino (Genoa) with 45,617 euros, Bogogno (Novara) with 42,366 euros and Varenna (Lecco) with 42,254 euros. The first capital municipality is Milan, in 12th place overall, with 37,189 euros; followed by Monza in 33rd place (32,237 euros), Bergamo in 39th place (31,883 euros) and Pavia in 57th place (30,606 euros).
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