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"''We believe that to not work for free for the state is a "natural" right, that no sovereign and no absolute majority in parliament can deny us."<ref>[http://www.ilgiornale.it/interni/non_lavoro_gratis_stato_siamo_come_servi_gleba/03-06-2009/articolo-id=355877"''I do not work for free for the State We're like the serfs''"], ''[[Il Giornale]]''. Retrived on June 3, 2009.</ref> | "''We believe that to not work for free for the state is a "natural" right, that no sovereign and no absolute majority in parliament can deny us."<ref>[http://www.ilgiornale.it/interni/non_lavoro_gratis_stato_siamo_come_servi_gleba/03-06-2009/articolo-id=355877"''I do not work for free for the State We're like the serfs''"], ''[[Il Giornale]]''. Retrived on June 3, 2009.</ref> | ||
Denouncing himself, at the Tax Office of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and to the | Denouncing himself, at the Tax Office of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and to the National Institute of Social Security (''INPS''), Fidenato began a legal battle <ref>[http://rassegnastampa.mef.gov.it/mefeconomica/View.aspx?ID=2009111914255653-1 ''Entrepreneurs like a 770, No Thanks''] ''Italia Oggi'' page 23. Retrived on November 19, 2009. Archived from Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance site</ref> against the withholding tax with a mix of [[civil disobedience]] and [[Tax resistance]].<ref>[http://www.ilgiornale.it/interni/il_disobbediente_fiscale_denuncia_lagenzia_entrate_per_evasione/28-11-2009/articolo-id=402443-page=0-comments=1 ''Disobedient Tax Complaint the Inland Revenue for Evasion''], ''[[Il Giornale]]'' by Felice Manti. Retrived on November 28, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2009/10/01/PN_03_PNC1.html ''Anti-tax revolt, Fidenato has set a trend''] ''Messaggero Veneto'', by Stefano Bolzot, page 3. Retrived on October 1, 2009. Archived from [http://ricerca.repubblica.it http://www.repubblica.it]</ref> | ||
His case is very similar to the American case of [[Vivien Kellems]] of 1948, that she has described herself in her book ''Toil, Taxes and Trouble''.<ref>On the Kellems case, see Vivien Kellems, ''Toil, Taxes and Trouble'' (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952)</ref> | His case is very similar to the American case of [[Vivien Kellems]] of 1948, that she has described herself in her book ''Toil, Taxes and Trouble''.<ref>On the Kellems case, see Vivien Kellems, ''Toil, Taxes and Trouble'' (New York: E. P. Dutton, 1952)</ref> | ||
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The Fidenato case has been reported in Italian newspapers including ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' <ref>[http://www.corriere.it/editoriali/09_settembre_24/ostellino-imprenditore-pordenone_4cd6a988-a8c7-11de-aaa2-00144f02aabc.shtml ''Entrepreneurs of Pordenone''], ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' by Piero Ostellino. Retrived on September 9, 2009</ref>, ''[[Il Giornale]]'' and radio broadcasts of national importance including [[Radio24]] <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIQqAANr4W8 Registration interview with Giorgio Fidenato by Oscar Giannino in radio broadcast ''Nine o'clock the version of Oscar'' on ''Radio24'']. Radio registration of June 4, 2009</ref> and [[Radio Radicale]].<ref>[http://www.radioradicale.it/soggetti/giorgio-fidenato Radio registrations about Giorgio Fidenato on Radio Radicale broadcasts].</ref> | The Fidenato case has been reported in Italian newspapers including ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' <ref>[http://www.corriere.it/editoriali/09_settembre_24/ostellino-imprenditore-pordenone_4cd6a988-a8c7-11de-aaa2-00144f02aabc.shtml ''Entrepreneurs of Pordenone''], ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' by Piero Ostellino. Retrived on September 9, 2009</ref>, ''[[Il Giornale]]'' and radio broadcasts of national importance including [[Radio24]] <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIQqAANr4W8 Registration interview with Giorgio Fidenato by Oscar Giannino in radio broadcast ''Nine o'clock the version of Oscar'' on ''Radio24'']. Radio registration of June 4, 2009</ref> and [[Radio Radicale]].<ref>[http://www.radioradicale.it/soggetti/giorgio-fidenato Radio registrations about Giorgio Fidenato on Radio Radicale broadcasts].</ref> | ||
Supported by the Movimento Libertario, he has received support by the [[Italian Radicals]]<ref>[http://www.radicali.it/view.php?id=149336 ''Interview with Mario Staderini: "No Longer with the PD Unable to Fight"''], ''L'Opinione'' by Dimitri Buffa. Retrived on November 19, 2009. Archived from [http://www.radicali.it/view.php?id=149336 http://www.radicali.it/]</ref><ref> [http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2009/11/19/PN_02_PNB2.html ''Fidenato process, Italian Radicals protests''] ''Messaggero Veneto'', page 2. Retrived on November 19, 2009. Archived from [http://ricerca.repubblica.it/ http://www.repubblica.it/]</ref> of [[Marco Pannella]] and others association in the battle over the withholding tax.<ref>[http://ricerca.gelocal.it/messaggeroveneto/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2009/11/12/PN_04_PND1.html ''Fidenato, the battle with the Inland Revenue continues with the process and the sit-in''] ''Messaggero Veneto'', by Elena Del Giudice, page 4. Retrived on November 12, 2009 | Supported by the Movimento Libertario, he has received support by the [[Italian Radicals]]<ref>[http://www.radicali.it/view.php?id=149336 ''Interview with Mario Staderini: "No Longer with the PD Unable to Fight"''], ''L'Opinione'' by Dimitri Buffa. Retrived on November 19, 2009. Archived from [http://www.radicali.it/view.php?id=149336 http://www.radicali.it/]</ref><ref> [http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2009/11/19/PN_02_PNB2.html ''Fidenato process, Italian Radicals protests''] ''Messaggero Veneto'', page 2. Retrived on November 19, 2009. Archived from [http://ricerca.repubblica.it/ http://www.repubblica.it/]</ref> of [[Marco Pannella]] and others association in the battle over the withholding tax.<ref>[http://ricerca.gelocal.it/messaggeroveneto/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2009/11/12/PN_04_PND1.html ''Fidenato, the battle with the Inland Revenue continues with the process and the sit-in''] ''Messaggero Veneto'', by Elena Del Giudice, page 4. Retrived on November 12, 2009.</ref> | ||
Fidenato, as representative of the Movimento Libertario, was invited to discuss his case at the national conference of the Italian Radicals in [[Chianciano Terme]] (in Province of [[Siena]]) in November 2009.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/7667910 Video on the speech of Giorgio Fidenato in Congress of [[Italian Radicals]]] held in Chianciano Terme in November 2009.</ref> | Fidenato, as representative of the Movimento Libertario, was invited to discuss his case at the national conference of the Italian Radicals in [[Chianciano Terme]] (in Province of [[Siena]]) in November 2009.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/7667910 Video on the speech of Giorgio Fidenato in Congress of [[Italian Radicals]]] held in Chianciano Terme in November 2009.</ref> | ||
On 28 January 2010, the second and decisive hearing was held in the Labor Court of Pordenone. | On 28 January 2010, the second and decisive hearing was held in the Labor Court of Pordenone. | ||
On 6 March 2010, Giorgio Fidenato was invited together the Movimento Libertario to discuss about witholding tax at the presentation in [[Rome]] of [http://www. confcontribuenti.eu/ Confcontribuenti] (Confederation of Italian taxpayers) association.<ref>[http://www.confcontribuenti.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:roma-6-marzo&catid=36:roma-6-marzo&Itemid=58 ''Presentation of ConfContribuenti''] Retrived on February 2, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.confcontribuenti.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91%3Acomunicato-stampa-roma-6-marzo-2010-presentazione-della-confcontribuenti&catid=1%3Aultime&Itemid=1''Press Release: Roma March 6, 2010. Presentation of ConfContribuenti''] Retrived on February 22, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.confcontribuenti.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89:6-marzo-ore-1500-programma&catid=36:roma-6-marzo&Itemid=58 ''Rome, 6 March, 15.00 Program''] Program of Confcontribuenti conference. Retrived on February 17, 2010.</ref><ref> dsdsdd</ref> | |||
In this context, he received supports from Confcontribuenti members for the day of the verdict of the court.<ref>[http://www.confcontribuenti.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70:sostituto-dimposta&catid=41:sostituto-dimposta&Itemid=64 ''Withholding tax''] Retrived on February 3, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.confcontribuenti.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71%3A1-aprile-sentenza-sul-sostituto-dimposta&catid=34%3Aultime-notizie&Itemid=1 ''1 April: ruling on withholding tax''] Retrived on Febrtuary 3, 2010.</ref> | |||
The sentence will be pronounced by the court on 1 April 2010 in Pordenone<ref>[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2010/01/29/PN_04_PND7.html ''Fidenato, the process goes to the first April''] ''Messaggero Veneto'', page 4. Retrived on January 29, 2010. Archived from [http://ricerca.repubblica.it http://www.repubblica.it] </ref>, when the judge will decide if the appeal of Fidenato to raise the issue of constitutionality of the withholding tax has a legal basis, in order to bring the question before the [[Italian Constitutional Court]]. | The sentence will be pronounced by the court on 1 April 2010 in Pordenone<ref>[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/messaggeroveneto/2010/01/29/PN_04_PND7.html ''Fidenato, the process goes to the first April''] ''Messaggero Veneto'', page 4. Retrived on January 29, 2010. Archived from [http://ricerca.repubblica.it http://www.repubblica.it] </ref>, when the judge will decide if the appeal of Fidenato to raise the issue of constitutionality of the withholding tax has a legal basis, in order to bring the question before the [[Italian Constitutional Court]]. | ||