# Count Italy Working Days

> Counts authority-scope working and non-working dates in a range.

- Calculator id: `italy-public-working-days-between` · Category: Everyday Life (`everyday`) · Tool name: `count_it_working_days`
- Canonical page: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/italy-public-working-days-between · This document: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/italy-public-working-days-between.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/italy-public-working-days-between.json

## Purpose

Counts authority-scope working and non-working dates in a range.

**Use when:** You need an auditable Italy working-day count.

**Do not use when:** Regional, municipal, local patron-saint, school, bank, sector, collective-agreement and employer-specific schedules are not inferred.

## Example user requests

- Count Italy working days around Republic Day.
- Count Italy working days around Easter Monday.


## Input

| Parameter | Type | Unit | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `start_date` | date |  | required | First date in 2026-2027. |
| `end_date` | date |  | required | Last date in 2026-2027. |
| `include_start_date` | boolean |  | optional, default true | Whether start_date participates. |
| `include_end_date` | boolean |  | optional, default true | Whether end_date participates. |

## Output

| Field | Type | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `working_days` | integer |  | Authority-scope working dates. |
| `non_working_days` | integer |  | Weekend and exact authority events. |
| `public_holidays_counted` | list |  | Exact events in the range. |
| `territory` | string |  | IT (Italy). |
| `territory_name` | string |  | Italy |
| `day_type` | string |  | Deterministic classification: official_weekend, regular_workday, or the first published authority event kind. |
| `holiday_names` | string_list |  | Events applying on the date. |
| `holiday_kinds` | string_list |  | Authority event classifications. |
| `holiday_details` | list |  | Structured event details, including partial-day notes where published. |
| `calendar_scope` | string |  | Italy nationwide statutory/public holidays for 2026-2027 |
| `holiday_policy` | string |  | National statutory holidays are preserved; Sundays are handled by the Monday-Friday baseline and local patron days are not inserted. |
| `substitute_day_policy` | string |  | No nationwide substitute-day closure is inferred when a national holiday falls on a weekend. |
| `calendar_profile` | string |  | italy-public-holidays |
| `dataset_version` | string |  | it-national-holidays-2026-2027.1 |
| `sources` | list |  | Authority and legislation sources. |

## Formula

`for each included date: working_days += status.is_working_day`

Normalize endpoints and count exact authority events over the declared weekday baseline.

## Data Sources

- Italian Government – State Ceremonial Office: festive days — https://presidenza.governo.it/ufficio_cerimoniale/cerimoniale/giornate.html (government_calendar_reference)
- Normattiva – Law 27 May 1949 no. 260 — https://www.normattiva.it/atto/caricaDettaglioAtto?atto.codiceRedazionale=049U0260&atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=1949-05-31&tipoDettaglio=vigente (government_law)
- Italian Ministry of Labour – holiday-day rules — https://www.lavoro.gov.it/temi-e-priorita-rapporti-di-lavoro-e-relazioni-industriali/focus/disciplina-del-rapporto-di-lavoro-triennio-2020-2022 (government_guidance)

Data freshness: `static`. Pinned it-national-holidays-2026-2027.1 package.

## API

- `GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/italy-public-working-days-between?start_date=…&end_date=…`
- `POST https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/italy-public-working-days-between` with JSON body `{"inputs": {…}}`
- Response: unified envelope (`success`, `request`, `result.values`, `result.units`, `sources`, `freshness`, `timestamp`, `next_actions`, `links`); see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/response-format.md
- Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/italy-public-working-days-between · OpenAPI operationId `count_it_working_days` in https://tttkmbb.com/openapi.json
- Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use, see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/rate-limits.md.

## MCP

- Server: `https://tttkmbb.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0, no auth)
- Tool:  `run_calculator` with `{"calculator_id": "italy-public-working-days-between", "inputs": {…}}`

## Example

- Coverage starts with a published event: inputs `{"start_date":"2026-01-01","end_date":"2026-01-01","include_start_date":true,"include_end_date":true}` → `{"working_days":0,"non_working_days":1}`

```
GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/italy-public-working-days-between?start_date=2026-01-01&end_date=2026-01-01&include_start_date=true&include_end_date=true
```

## Limitations

Regional, municipal, local patron-saint, school, bank, sector, collective-agreement and employer-specific schedules are not inferred. Normalize endpoints and count exact authority events over the declared weekday baseline. All values are computed from the formula above; no measurement or live data is involved.

## FAQ

**Does this include local patron-saint days?**

No. The package is nationwide only; local, regional, school, bank, sector and employer schedules require separate evidence.

## Related

- [Italy Working Day](https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/italy-public-working-day.md) — Inspect a date and source evidence.