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A contribution of 30% of the purchase cost of “green” appliances in the three-year period 2023-2025, with a maximum of 100 euros for each appliance, increased to 200 euros for families with an ISEE under 25,000 euros. The Productive Activities Commission of the Chamber is trying to push through the examination of the bill which proposes to introduce new incentives for the purchase of highly energy-efficient household appliances, with the simultaneous recycling of obsolete appliances.
The proposal
The proposal, put forward by the League, has the triple objective of lowering families’ bills thanks to more efficient household appliances, promoting the recovery of those that are no longer usable, and giving impetus to the electronics and household appliances sector, which has been suffering in recent years. The informal hearings on the project should conclude in the next few days, to then allow the examination of the measure to be concluded by the 10th Montecitorio commission before the summer.
Pushing for bigger incentives
After Confesercenti, which asked to extend the contribution to businesses, Aires (the association that brings together companies and specialized distribution groups of household appliances and consumer electronics, adhering to Confcommercio) expressed appreciation for the proposed measure, hoping however that the incentives “can be more significant” in economic terms.
The roofing knot
But the issue of coverage is the main issue to be resolved. The act calls for the establishment, in the budget forecast of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, of a fund with an endowment of 400 million euros for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. “I am having discussions with the Ministry of Economy and Finance to see if we can find the resources. I am moderately optimistic,” said the president of the commission, Alberto Luigi Gusmeroli, as well as the first signatory of the bill. “But we can also make smaller amounts to get the incentives going,” he added. Meanwhile, the proposal specifies that the contribution is awarded for the purchase of appliances with an energy class no lower than class A for washing machines and washer-dryers; class C for dishwashers; class D for refrigerators and freezers. The 30% contribution – always up to a maximum of 200 euros for families with a lower ISEE – would also be made available for the purchase of a single household appliance for each of the energy categories listed.
