Foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Tuesday called for a levy on multinational giants which "invade" commerce in Italy and "pay less tax that our businesses".
"There needs to be a tax for the big multinationals, which invade commerce in Italy and pay less tax than our businesses," Tajani stated.
Tajani made the remark at a meeting of the national association of chambers of commerce organised ahead of European elections taking place in Italy on 8-9 June.