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Italy is set to trim its planned tax increase on crypto capital gains, Reuters reported on Tuesday .

Two months ago, the government was intent on raising the tax to 42% from 26% by the end of December.

"The tax increase will be significantly reduced during the parliamentary work," lawmakers Giulio Centemero and Federico Freni, a junior minister at the Treasury, said in a statement according to Reuters.

The decision to increase the capital gains tax was inspired by the rising popularity of investments in crypto, especially bitcoin, which climbed above $100,000 last week . The “phenomenon is spreading," Deputy Finance Minister Maurizio Leo told Bloomberg in October after announcing the news.

CoinDesk reached out to Centemero and Freni for a comment.