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The Council of Ministers approved the so-called “provisioning decree” to compensate for the measures decided by the government with the last DPCM to try to contain the new increase in coronavirus cases. The approval was announced by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the content of the decree was explained during a press conference organized at Palazzo Chigi: in addition to Conte, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Roberto Gualtieri, and the Minister of Economic Development were present. . Stefano Patuanelli.
The decree, Conte said, “provides for the allocation of more than 5,000 million euros to provide immediate resources for the benefit of the categories of economic operators and workers affected by the restrictive measures of the last Decree of the Prime Minister.” Minister Gualtieri specified that the decree “mobilizes a substantial mass of resources: 5,400 million in terms of net debt, 6,200 million in terms of the net balance to be financed.” Then he spoke of a decree “marked by speed, simplicity and efficiency: we are aware that restrictive measures have forced many traders, many economic categories to change plans and perspectives, that is why we have chosen the simplest and fastest ways to have dinner and we have decided to strengthen them over the past. “
One of the most striking items of the decree, worth 2,400 million euros, is the allocation of non-reimbursable aid for activities that are closed or with reduced hours after the last DPCM decided by the Government. The compensation for the decrease in billing will be diversified according to the type of activity identified according to the Ateco codes and will be calculated based on the decrease in billing and the amount collected in the last months after the first closing: there are no billing limits and it will be higher compared to the previous ones, reaching even four times more.
The non-refundable subsidy will be paid automatically “already in mid-November,” Conte said, to the more than 300,000 companies in the sectors impacted by the Prime Minister’s Decree and who had previously had it. For those who have already received the contribution, the new one will be paid by the Tax Agency by direct payment to the bank or postal current account in which the previous one was paid. Those who have not requested the non-refundable contribution provided for by the relaunch decree (or have exceeded the billing limit provided for in that decree) may make a new request: the deadline for disbursement is, in this case, mid-December .
“For completely closed sectors such as gyms, swimming pools, theaters, cinemas, the amount doubles”, said Stefano Patuanelli: “Many restaurants open only at night, they lose much more than half of their income, even for these after Compared to categories, we have decided to apply the 200 percent coefficient. 150 percent will go to pastry shops, ice cream parlors. “Conte also gave some examples:” A small bar that had obtained 2,000 euros of soft drinks with the relaunch decree, will now be able to obtain 3,000 euros, a large restaurant that would have received 13,000 euros can have up to 26,000 euros, a small gym that had received 2,000 euros with the relaunch decree may obtain 4,000 euros “. “Hotels, taxis and NCC are included in the grant,” Gualtieri said.
In addition to the non-refundable fund, the decree also contains other measures. In support of the activities affected, the exemption of the second tranche of the IMU is foreseen, which expires on December 16. For those paying commercial rent, a three-month tax credit (October, November, December) will be activated. The decree, Conte explained, “also provides for the suspension of contributions to workers for the month of November, a specific allowance for leisure and tourism workers equal to one thousand euros for each one.” The deadline within which it is possible to request layoffs, the main social safety net used to continue paying the salaries of workers left at home or working part-time due to the crisis, has also been extended by another six weeks. All six weeks can be used until January 31, 2021.
Summarizing the content of the decree, Conte, Gualtieri and Patuanelli also referred to two new monthly payments of emergency income, destined to help those families not covered by the current subsidies, such as income from citizens, to increase funds for the sector . tourism, agricultural sector, companies and cultural and sports institutions. Then, the Minister of Economy explained that “there are resources to allow the administration of 2 million tampons in the months of November and December, strengthen contact tracing” and support distance learning in schools.
Patuanelli, in his speech, thanked “those who took to the streets to oppose the decree of the Prime Minister by pointing out the desire of Italians to continue producing, to provide work, to do their business.” Conte, responding to a journalist’s question, said that “the drift in terms of violence we certainly cannot share, but all decent Italians cannot share it. (…) Violence generates violence and does not lead to anything good. Conte also said that the government elections “can be legitimately criticized, we are in a democracy. But I want to say that we have not made indiscriminate decisions. To prevent the curve from escaping us, it is essential to reduce the main social opportunities. Only in this way can we decongest public transport, avoid crowds, lighten the monitoring system (…) We have not closed activities that we consider less important than others, there are no Series A and Series B activities ». Answering a question about the possibility of introducing capital, he finally explained: “Our effort is not to introduce new taxes, we are making an incredible effort not to introduce new taxes, this is already a great result.”
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