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20 December 2020 11:33
The financial maneuver progresses slowly in Parliament with just over a week left until the deadline to avoid the provisional exercise. Never before has there been feverish work on amendments to a package that should be worth 45,000 million euros and that will have to be used to help families and businesses fight the effects of the pandemic by also boosting consumption.
Among the novelties approved today by the budget commission of Montecitorio is the reduction of VAT (which drops to 10%) for home deliveries of prepared dishes and for those that facilitate take away and car voucher for the scrapping that after a long tug of war included 6 euros and that will be valid until June 2021 but will include another bonus to this with a 40% contribution for the purchase of electric vehicles for those who have an Isee income that stands at 30 thousand euros. Stop at the first installment of Imu for sightseeing and entertainment. Tour operators and travel agencies, on the other hand, can count on a 60% tax credit.
Among the most anticipated measures is that of VAT numbers that will be able to enjoy a white year: no Social Security contributions for those who earn less than 50 thousand euros and have registered a 33% loss in turnover. Aid for VAT also comes from the amendment that establishes a social safety net up to a maximum of 800 euros for those who have suffered a reduction in income of at least 50% compared to the average of the three years prior to the application.
The water bonus
Among the most interesting novelties is the water bonus: a thousand euros per family to change taps and showers and save a precious commodity: expensive bills and less waste. As explained by the president of the Environment Commission of the Honorable Chamber of Deputies, Alessia Rotta, first signatory of the proposal, 15 million euros will be allocated to the so-called water voucher that will have 1,000 euros for each beneficiary with which to replace the ceramic toilets for new appliances. reduced drainage, and you can purchase and install new sanitary faucets, including shower heads and shower columns, with appliances that limit water flow. The bonus provides that the water flow control devices have a flow rate equal to or less than 6 liters per minute, while the shower heads and the shower column must have a water flow rate equal to or less than 9 liters per minute.
Bonus Filters
Still on the subject, the go-ahead has arrived, during the night also for the introduction of the 50% tax credit for the purchase and installation of drinking water filtering systems. the A good filter it will reach up to 1,000 euros for private homes and 5,000 euros for public companies and will be valid for 2021 and 2022 until the funds of 5 million euros are exhausted.
Help families
Among the interventions for families, parental leave has also been approved, which amounts to 10 days for fathers at an allowance of 500 euros for single mothers with disabled children. Green light also for the income of freedom, which helps women victims of violence to build paths of autonomy. And for those who have pets at home, they will love the possibility of deducting veterinary expenses up to 550 euros per year.
Article Last Updated December 20, 2020
