TARANTO – «There is no green light on the credits of the former Ilva related companies. The inclusion in the liabilities which certifies the pre-deduction of the credits claimed from Acciaierie d’Italia confirms the strategic nature of the companies that have always worked in the plant, but unfortunately does not translate into the resolution of the controversial issue”. This was underlined by Aigi, an association that brings together almost all the companies in the former Ilva related industries.
«The pre-deductibility of companies – adds the association – recognized by the extraordinary commissioners which currently excludes road haulage companies, will however have to be examined by the Court on 19 June. But it doesn’t mean immediate money for businesses at all.”
Aigi explains that «even in 2015, when the extraordinary administration of the then former Ilva was declared, many companies were recognized as pre-deductible. Today, 9 years later, the same companies have still not been reimbursed for the credits owed to former Ilva, and are left with a very complicated financial situation.”
The association, which represents around 80 per cent of the companies in the related industries of the former Ilva of Taranto – points out that the so-called decree to save related industries, «which is now law, makes the Guarantee Fund available for small and medium-sized enterprises for access to credit in order to support their continuity” but “the Sace procedure is linked to the industrial plan of Acciaierie d’Italia in extraordinary administration and on the bankability of the companies. A sort of very dangerous oxymoron, considering that if companies are not paid they cannot be considered bankable.”
Furthermore, in Aigi’s opinion, «it is necessary to solicit memoranda of understanding with the banking system, Mediocredito Centrale and Sace as well as with the commissioners of the extraordinary administration procedures which restore confidence in the entire system of economic (and social) relations which are generated by the related businesses. In the absence of such solutions, despite the effort made by the government, the former Ilva related industries – the association fears, which thus concludes – will slide inexorably towards the closure of the companies and judicial liquidation”.
