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Rationalizing Italian police forces: impact of the merger between current national organisms, and hoping for a future European Federal Police: Call for urgent political action Let's start with this summary, taken from this article, which summarizes the overall expenses for law enforcement in Italy in 2023: Agency 2023 Budget Personnel Key Funding Source Polizia di Stato €12.8B 100,302 Interior Ministry (Mission 05) Carabinieri €8.5B 110,000 Defense Ministry (60%) Guardia di Finanza €5.3B 68,412 Economy Ministry (63%) which requires urgent rationalization of law enforcement agencies in countries that still have more than one national police force, such as Italy, which has four: two Gendarmerie forces, the State Police, and, in practice, the anomalous Italian Polizia Penitenziaria, because I believe that some of the functions recently added to this force are excessive for this body, since they go outside the perimeter of the structures of the penitentiary administration and the s...

Italy's police forces expenditure 2023 In view of the necessary and urgent rationalization of law enforcement agencies in countries with duplicate/triplicate apparatuses, I am reporting here the 2023 budget expenses of the complex organization existing in Italy, with a final summary. Public Spending Data for Italy's Arma dei Carabinieri: Sources and 2023 Budget Analysis Italy's Arma dei Carabinieri operates as a hybrid military and law enforcement body under the Ministry of Defense, with functional dependencies on multiple ministries including Interior, Agriculture, and Culture. This dual role complicates financial reporting, as expenditures are distributed across defense and public security budget categories. The 2023 spending data reveals substantial investments in personnel, equipment modernization, and infrastructure, though precise allocation tracking requires navigating Italy's multi-layered budgetary framework. Official Data Sources and Institutional Reporting M...