Forza Italia has replaced Italia Viva e Azione as the party most financed by Italian companies also owned by well-known names

According to public data on contributions to parties transmitted to the treasuries of the Chambers from 1 January 2026 they are around thirty payments from companies or entrepreneurs to the Azzurri, some even for significant amounts.

According to the law on party financing the maximum amount that can be donated in a year is 100 thousand euros. Forza Italia received the maximum contribution from three companies. The first is Sviluppo Uno srl. Even if the property is protected by two trustees, it is the holding company that controls Sgam (general mineral water company), which bottles Acqua Leta and Acqua Sorgesana. And in fact the sole director of Sviluppo Uno srl is Nicola Arnone, the patron of the mineral water which has become famous for the commercials featuring animated sodium particles. The other contribution of 100 thousand euros comes from Ipi spa of Arzanoprovince of Naples: it is the packaging group owned by the former president of Confindustria Antonio D’Amato. The third company to have paid Tajani the maximum loan of 100 thousand euros is Gskd bespoke services srl of the Tunisian Kamel Ghribi, who is vice president of the San Donato Groupone of the most important private Italian healthcare operators.

here is the pdf with all the financing as of January 1, 2026: https://parlamento18.camera.it/application/xmanager/projects/parlamento18/attachments/file_parlamento/uploads/000/000/008/ART_5_DL_149_2013_L_3_2019_dal_01012026_v._25.pdf