As millions of Italians soak up the sun on their annual summer holidays, not even the beaches are safe from the scrutiny of the country’s tax police. Tax officers have resorted to going undercover in board shorts, T-shirts and sunglasses to root out tax evasion among “stabilimenti” – the operators who hire out umbrellas, changing cabins and sun loungers to beachgoers. Members of the Guardia di Finanza normally wear military-style grey uniforms with elaborate braiding and epaulettes, but a team of officers donned beachwear so as to pass incognito while they carried out their spot checks. In the Adriatic resort of ... (full story)