The coverage of the residual part of the second Imu installment that Italian taxpayers will have to pay on January 16 will be around 400 million euro. This was stated by Economy Minister Fabrizio Saccomanni, during a hearing in the Senate. The expiry of the mini-Imu, which concerns those municipalities that have decided to increase the rates to safeguard their budgets, "has been set - declares the minister - as late as possible compatibly with the need to account for revenue in 2013" .
The elimination of the Imu, for a value of 2,16 billion euros, had cost a heavy impact on the financial system. To explain the need to adopt this measure, Saccomanni referred to the 3% deficit threshold, and the need for adequate coverage: “For a country with a high debt – declared the minister – the consolidation of the accounts is a necessary condition. Achieving results is a priority interest for Italy. In the face of the political decision to abolish the second installment, there were no alternatives. We had to identify adequate and solid coverage.
Saccomanni then addressed the issue of the reform of the Bank of Italy, with the change in the dividend regime: "From a small but potentially limitless dividend we move on to a higher dividend but with a fixed ceiling thus guaranteeing an automatic strengthening of the capital base of the bank". According to the reform, the maximum dividend that Palazzo Koch will pay to participants is 450 million euros.
