Rome, May 18, 2022 – Il 200 euro bonus it will be up to just over one in two Italians. This is the estimate of the audience of the receivers of the measure envisaged by Aid Decree approved by the Government to cope with the increase in the prices of all goods and bills. The State Accounting Office has given the green light to the distribution of the bonus in July also to maid, seasonal workers e citizenship income recipients. The decree, approved on May 3 and then definitively rearranged on May 5, provides that the economic measure is entirely covered by the tax on the extra-profits of energy companies, which rises from 10% to 25%, and which will give revenues of 6.5 billion. of Euro.
Summary
The one-time allowance of 200 eurosprovided for those who have a income of less than 35 thousand euros, will be paid into the paychecks of Italians in July. 13.7 million employees and about 13.7 million retirees will be entitled to it.
To finance aid to households and businesses, the Government has raised the extraordinary contribution paid by producers, importers and retailers of electricity, gas and petroleum products, which now reaches 25%. There will be a 40% deposit to be paid by June 30, 2002, and the balance by November 30, 2022. Furthermore, the observation period for the definition of the extra profit is extended to seven months: to evaluate the increase in the balance the period 1 October 2021 – 30 April 2022 will be compared with the balance of the period 1 October 2020 – 30 April 2021. This change entails an expansion of the number of companies affected by the tax, and therefore causes an increase in revenue which reaches 6 , 5 billion in 2022.
The Government has not yet decided what kind of bonus will be given to self-employed and there professionals: a separate decree will be required, which will be finalized within 30 days by the Ministry of Labor. An ad hoc fund of 500 million is set up for self-employed workers to finance the one-off allowance.
For domestic workers (750 thousand), unemployed (1.1 million), co.co.co (270 thousand), seasonal, entertainment or intermittent workers (300 thousand), citizenship income earners (900 thousand) the arrival of the 200 bonus euro will not be automatic, but it will be necessary to apply to INPS.
To help workers and students will also arrive the voucher for public transport, from 60 euros, which will be paid out electronically and will be usable until December.