Public Security and Law Enforcement (Sicurezza e ordine pubblico)

Italian expenditure on public security and law enforcement in 2025 amounts to approximately €22.9 billion, corresponding to about 2.5% of total public expenditure. These resources finance a wide range of activities attributed to several Ministries, with the most significant expenditure associated with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of the Interior. Specifically, the 2025 Budget Law allocates approximately €12 billion to the Ministry of the Interior under Missions 3 and 4, which are respectively responsible for public security and the fight against domestic crime, border control, and the organisation and planning of national armed forces.
Additional funds, amounting to approximately €6 billion, fall under the responsibility of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and are allocated to combating tax evasion and money laundering, as provided for under Programmes 1.2 and 1.3 of the Ministry’s budget. The remaining share of expenditure is managed by other Ministries and is allocated to the maintenance of the Coast Guard and other bodies, as well as to expenditure related to fraud prevention and protection activities.

Expenditure on public security and law enforcement includes several components, such as:

• Personnel: salaries and remuneration for staff employed within individual bodies and for the operation of the entire security apparatus.
• International funds: resources allocated to peacekeeping efforts through contributions arising from international treaties concluded in previous decades.
• Prevention: a significant share of funds is devoted to preventing and, consequently, reducing various forms of fraud.
  

Overall, based on the 2025–2027 budgets of the relevant Ministries, expenditure in this sector is expected to remain stable, with no significant changes.