«After a long negotiation, the Council of Ministers approved the standard of implementation of the Sicilian Statute in financial matters. A historical step that, almost eighty years after its adoption, finally recognizes Sicily the possibility of applying a development taxation, in full consistency with the financial autonomy of the region. We will be able to intervene on the tax rates of our competence, reducing them to reset them, to attract external investments and also encourage Sicilian businesses and citizens ».
The president of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani, declares it with satisfaction, commenting on the decision of the national government.
“The standard – adds Schifani – also provides for tax breaks for non -resident retirees who buy a house in Sicily and transfer the residence there, in the wake of the Portugal model. But we will also be able to intervene in support of weak bands and new Sicilian companies ».
In concrete terms, the Region will be able to introduce tax exemptions, deductions and deductions to promote economic development, cohesion and social solidarity, as well as incentives and contributions that can also be used in compensation, through conventions with the Revenue Agency.
As required by the agreement, the goal is to attract European and non -European companies and citizens, introducing – within the limits of state and European regulations – a unique development and compensatory taxation in the panorama of Italian regional finance. A rule that finally gives full implementation to the Statute, expanding the tax levers available to Sicily.