Fee in the bill, here we are. After months of uncertainty and controversy, July has arrived and therefore the time to pay the first installment of the television license directly in the electricity bill, as provided for by the reform included in the 2016 Stability Law. The first installment is 70 euros and corresponds to a spread of 10 euros per month for the first seven months of the year, while the remaining 30 euros (the fee is set at 100 euros for 2016) will be paid in subsequent bills from August to December.
The canon it will not be paid by the 817 Italians who presented in time, by 16 May, the substitutive declaration in order not to pay it (220 requests arrived electronically). For those who presented it by 30 June, the exemption will be valid only for the second semester of the year. The assumption of the tax remains the possession of a TV at home while smartphones, PCs and tablets are not included in the category, even if they can connect to Rai channels via the web.
OFFERS – The new provision immediately triggered offers from energy operators who offer tax refunds in order to compete for customers on the free market. The latest in order of time was Iren, which announced a deal with Sky to return 100 euros to its customers who, by 2 October, will subscribe to a satellite TV subscription.
However, the first to make the reimbursement of the Rai 2016 license fee in the bill its battering ram to win over customers was Edison, which already in May with the offer Edison Light Light had promised to refund the fee to customers, old and new. A similar proposal, not surprisingly called Canon Zero, was also made by Ascopiave, which promises the repayment of the 100 euros in a single installment in July.
Also Eni leverages the canon, always in tandem with Sky for the offer Under electricity and gas control. A similar refund of 100 euros is also guaranteed to Enel to new customers who subscribe to two of its offers on electricity and gas. In any case, for those who want to measure the convenience of the offers, the advice is to contact the finder of offers, the tariff comparator of the Authority for electricity and gas, which identifies the best deal.
COMPLAINTS – How to behave in the event of errors or of the Rai fee being charged in the bill despite the presentation of the declaration of the right to exemption within the times and according to the deadlines indicated by the Revenue? In the first instance, the advice is to submit a written complaint to your electricity management who will provide instructions for appealing to the Revenue Agency, remembering that the refund request form will only be ready in August.
