In Meta's case, the conditions imposed are of "commercial purpose," Milan prosecutor Marcello Viola points out in a press release, thus justifying the taxation of these non-monetary transactions. The prosecution therefore suspects that "the legal representatives of the company Meta Platforms Ireland Limited" committed the misdemeanor of "failing to declare" income with the aim of avoiding the payment of VAT. Meta failed to declare for the period 2015-2021 revenues of 3.99 billion euros, to which corresponds a Value Added Tax of 887.6 million euros, the prosecution estimates. In addition, the prosecution points out that other Italian public authorities have also concluded that Meta's services are not free, including the Competition Commission in 2018 and the Council of State in 2021. RES/EMP