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Factsheet for measure IT-2022-2/2162 – measures in Italy
Country | Italy , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 08 January 2022 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat
– Direct subsidies (full or partial) |
Author | Anna Mori (University of Milan) |
Measure added | 12 January 2022 (updated 04 February 2022) |
The prolonged pandemic crisis has harshly impacted the Italian manufacturing industries, the so-called “made in Italy”, including the tanning sector. These sectors, after the decline in the production during the first phases of the COVID-19 emergency, displayed the first signs of recovery in 2021. Nevertheless, the current increase in the prices of raw materials has further exacerbated their financial sustainability. Accordingly, the Government introduced non-repayable contributions for the tanning industry.
To support the restart of the manufacturing sectors in Italy, and in particular the tanning industry, the Government has devoted a non-repayable grant amounting to €10 million in favour of the companies operating within the various production districts belonging to the tanning industry.
The non-repayable allowances are allocated to companies belonging to a tanning district on the national territory that present, individually or in an integrated supply chain mode, investment projects able to increase their competitiveness through the introduction of digital production processes and product innovations.
The costs eligible for the allowance include industrial research or experimental development, as well as guaranteeing the environmental sustainability of investments.
The request for the allowance has to correspond to a minimum of €50,000 and to a maximum of €200,000 for single companies; and to a maximum threshold of eligible expenses of €500,000 for integrated district projects.
Not available.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Does not apply to workers |
Sector specific set of companies
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Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Company / Companies |
National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement as case not in social partner domain | No involvement as case not in social partner domain |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
The social partners have not been involved.
The social partners have not been involved.
This case is sector-specific (only private sector)
Economic area | Sector (NACE level 2) |
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C - Manufacturing | C15 Manufacture of leather and related products |
This case is not occupation-specific.
Citation
Eurofound (2022), Non-repayable allowance for the tanning industry, measure IT-2022-2/2162 (measures in Italy), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/IT-2022-2_2162.html
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