Parliament resolves the embarrassing issue of the IMU rates, still missing in 94% of Italian municipalities. The solution found is the simplest: no real referral, but a temporary discount. The real sting will come at the end of the year, so that the overall tax revenue remains unchanged compared to plans for 2012: 21,4 billion euros.
La first installment of the new tax on real estate must be paid within the established time frame - deadline set for June 16 - but it will be calculated on the basic rates: 4 per thousand on first homes and 7,6 per thousand on other properties. Unchanged (only for the moment) deductions as well: 200 euros on the main residence and 50 euros for each child up to the age of 26 who lives in the same house. This was established by an amendment to the tax decree written by the rapporteurs Antonio Azzolini (Pdl) and Mario Baldassarri (Pdl) and approved yesterday evening by the Budget and Finance commissions of the Senate.
A the Cafs had raised the alarm (Financial assistance centres), which yesterday in a letter to the Ministry of the Economy spoke of "growing concern" and "great unease" due to the lack of indications on how to calculate the new rates.
But all of this means that the second installment – scheduled for December – it will be very heavy, because it is calculated "as the balance of the total tax due for the entire year, with adjustment on the first installment", as stated in the amendment.
In the meantime – and precisely by 31 July – will be issued on a proposal from the Ministry of Economy un Decree of the Presidency of the Council which will contain the "modification of the rates, the relative variations and the deduction".
