▁Germany ▁passed ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁tax ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁marks ▁per ▁month . ▁ ▁However , ▁this ▁law ▁was ▁quickly ▁over turn ed ▁by ▁federal ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Italy ▁A ▁b ach elor ▁tax ▁was ▁lev ied ▁in ▁Italy ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁until ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁M uss ol ini ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁speech ▁given ▁by ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁tax ▁is ▁referenced ▁to ▁have ▁gar ner ed ▁ 4 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁million ▁li ra , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁tax ▁was ▁a ▁race - based ▁pron atal ist ▁policy : ▁▁ ▁Let ▁us ▁be ▁quite ▁clear : ▁what ▁are ▁ 4 0 ▁million ▁It ali ans ▁compared ▁to ▁ 9 0 ▁million ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁S lav s ? ▁ ▁What ▁are ▁ 4 0 ▁million ▁It ali ans ▁compared ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁million ▁French men , ▁plus ▁ 9 0 ▁million ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁their ▁colon ies , ▁or ▁ 4 6 ▁million ▁English men ▁plus ▁ 4 5 0 ▁million ▁people ▁who ▁live ▁in ▁their ▁colon ies ? ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Italian ▁b ach el ors ▁paid ▁nearly ▁double ▁their ▁normal ▁income ▁tax ▁rate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁V ast og ir ardi , ▁Italy ▁proposed ▁to ▁re