The idea of an early stop to the Superbonus, hypothesized by the Bank of Italy in a memorandum filed with the Senate “would have been welcome if it had been put forward in 2022 or 2023, while it arrives in 2024 when the Government is exactly proceeding to do this” . This was said by the Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti speaking to journalists at the end of his speech in the Finance Committee of Palazzo Madama on the Superbonus decree. Does the spending triggered by the 110% increase? “We arrived in Government in October 2022 when the avalanche had already started and we did what we could do”, concluded the minister. Who further pointed out: «You know the Vajont, when the avalanche happened, it started and then when it came down it caused disasters. When we came to government, it was October 2022, they warned us that the avalanche was coming and we did what we could, but unfortunately it had already started”, said Giorgetti.
The position of the ANCE
The National Association of Manufacturers also takes a position on the issue. «We read some statements, but we wait to see the text. As Minister Giorgetti also said, no provision can be retroactive. We exclude the possibility of retroactivity, otherwise it would have a very strong impact on businesses, banks and citizens.” Thus the president of ANCE Federica Brancaccio, interviewed by ANSA, on the desire expressed by Giorgetti to make Superbonus credits mandatory spread over 10 years. Already in recent days, Brancaccio recalls, the employers’ associations had expressed concern in a letter to the minister, speaking of a “devastating impact”.
Small exemptions on the way
On the superbonus, the government is studying a rule that will allow limited exceptions to the ban on the transfer of credit and invoice discounts, which should concern some areas affected by the earthquake and flood events, the removal of architectural barriers and the properties of third sector bodies. Exceptions that will be financed with the resources of a specific fund. The measure, as far as we know, should be included in the government’s amendment to the Superbonus decree and was illustrated by the Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, in his speech this morning to the Senate Finance Committee. “The government will present its amendment, it assumes the responsibility of presenting the amendment”, said the minister at the end of the work of the Senate Finance Committee, in which he participated, explaining what was illustrated to the senators in the commission.
Going into more detail, a note from the Fratelli d’Italia senator and rapporteur on the Superbonus Decree, Giorgio Salvitti, clarifies some points of the steps on which the executive is working. «The government will present an amendment to the Superbonus decree by Friday. The executive is willing to allocate more funds, beyond the 400 million euros already foreseen, for the areas hit by an earthquake, for the third sector and for those suffering from a serious disability”. And he explains: «In the same amendment it will be established that 50% of the sums unduly used and recovered by the Municipalities will remain in the coffers of the local authorities, increasing that percentage which initially in the VI Commission of Palazzo Madama we had estimated could be 33%, referring to a rule on Irpef recovery”, continues Salvitti. «We work on credits to spread them over 4 to 10 years. On the other hand, the deadline for the presentation of the sub-amendments is scheduled for Monday, with the start of the discussion in the Chamber on Wednesday afternoon. As specified by Minister Giorgetti, who participated in the proceedings this morning, we are working to stem an avalanche that , as today’s news from Bari also demonstrates, where 4 people were arrested for fraud linked to the tax incentives of the facade bonus, Ecobonus, risks bringing the state’s accounts to their knees”.