A milestone marked by a low-key document

On 22 October 2026 the Meloni government became the first executive in Italy's republican history to reach four years in office, according to Palazzo Chigi. The government marked the date with a 71-slide document on its website listing what it calls the most important figures and measures approved or launched since it took office. The cabinet was sworn in on 22 October 2022, after the centre-right coalition received its mandate in the general election of 25 September 2022. Il Messaggero contrasted the subdued tone with the celebration held in Bari on 4 September 2026, and linked the quieter date to a truckers' protest that has paralysed the country and rioting in some northern cities.

The document presents the four-year mark as proof of the programme the coalition put to voters. Palazzo Chigi wrote:

“The guiding star of government action is the respect for and timely implementation of the programme.”

Jobs, deficit and markets

The slides claim 1.4 million additional stable jobs and a record 24.4 million people in employment. The employment rate rose from 60.1% in 2022 to 63% in the first half of 2026, according to the figures AGI reports from the dossier. On public accounts, the deficit to GDP ratio is put at 2.9% for 2026, a forecast, down from 8.9% in 2021. The spread fell from 236 points on 22 October 2022 to 109 points on 15 October 2026, and the stock market is listed as up 130% since October 2022.

20218.9%

2026 forecast2.9%

2021

8.9 %

2026 forecast

2.9 %

Data from the article text

Taxes and purchasing power under scrutiny

The government claims 140 billion euros in tax cuts for families and businesses from 2023 to 2027. Fanpage says the slides break this down into the suspension of the car tax, a temporary cut in fuel excise, fringe benefits, hiring incentives and a measure for firms that invest. Three items make up most of the total: the Irpef reform (25.3 billion euros), the contributory wedge cut (20 billion) and the fiscal wedge cut (38.8 billion), which Fanpage says add up to about 84 billion, or roughly 17 billion a year. Fanpage's main objection is that fiscal pressure rose and that the slides do not mention fiscal drag, the effect by which inflation pushes earners into higher tax brackets. It also finds that wages roughly kept pace with prices since the government took office but did not recover the 2022 cost-of-living jump, leaving purchasing power below its 2021 level.

Irpef reform25.3

Contributory wedge cut20

Fiscal wedge cut38.8

Irpef reform

25.3 billion euros

Contributory wedge cut

20 billion euros

Fiscal wedge cut

38.8 billion euros

Data from the article text

Security, public works and foreign policy

On migration, the document reports a 70% reduction in illegal landings compared with the start of the mandate and a 55% rise in repatriations of people without the right to stay. The government says it added 46,000 police personnel, made more than 5,000 arrests in the fight against organised crime and captured 161 fugitives. Investment includes more than 250 billion euros for infrastructure and public works, along with a housing plan and simplification of the public procurement code. Il Messaggero reports that the slides cite 690,000 Pnrr projects activated and a unified special economic zone with 10 billion euros in tax credits. AGI adds 30 million euros more for victims of workplace accidents and 26 million for scholarships for their surviving children, and the document also cites the Mattei Plan for Africa.

What the government says comes next

The 71-slide document is the government's own account of its work since 22 October 2022, and its figures are presented as the government's. Fanpage's comparison with official data is the main independent check in the coverage. The closing section commits the government to keep working on the programme it presented to voters, and says:

“The government will continue working to consolidate the results achieved and give full effect to the programmatic pact signed with citizens.”