False start for the TV scrapping bonus, the state contribution starting today to replace the old new generation TV. “At the moment we are sending out customers who come to the store. We cannot provide any kind of bonus because the interface of the Revenue Agency portal is not working. The word “site under renovation” appears “declares Davide Rossi, general manager of Aires (Italian Association of Specialized Appliances Retailers), which brings together the main companies and specialized distribution groups of household appliances and consumer electronics, denouncing” the failure of the portal page of the Revenue Agency where the shops must be authorized for the discount to the right holders ».
Problems reported
«Already on July 27 – continues Rossi – we had expressed great concerns to the Ministry of Economic Development on all the IT aspects that had to be developed for the start of the bonus. We are very sorry, first of all towards our customers to whom we cannot provide a service for which we were very ready since this morning “
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The role of the platform
The situation should unlock soon. In fact, the Revenue Agency assured that the platform on which retailers will have to transmit user data and receive the green light to apply the discount would be available on Monday 23 August. We then await the publication on the Mise website of the list of retailers participating in the initiative.
Transition postponed to the new digital terrestrial
For the transition to the new digital terrestrial, given the lack of success achieved by the old information campaigns and equipment replacement, the Ministry of Economic Development (Mise) has set a longer time frame than the original plan. The technological change will take place in two stages: first with the migration to Mpeg-4 coding and then with the DVB-T2 standard.
How the bonus works
The bonus consists of a 20% discount on the purchase price of the new TV, up to a maximum of 100 euros, which is obtained by scrapping TV sets that will no longer be suitable for the new technological standards. The TV scrapping bonus is aimed at all citizens without limits of Isee. “There will probably be 15 million devices to be scrapped between now and next October 1, but two phases are foreseen – explains Rossi – and we could therefore reach 25 million by the next deadline of December 31, 2022. However, it is not certain that all the old televisions will be replaced ».