Petrol, 200 euro bonus and discounts for buses and trains. Who has the right

The mobile excise duty is back An automatic discount on petrol and diesel if in a two-month period the cost of oil exceeds that indicated in the Economic and Financial Document

And then the tax-free bonus of up to 200 euros that companies will be able to grant to their employees In addition to the renewal of the aid for commuters who travel by train and bus and who will be able to obtain 60 euros to subscribe to season tickets

The sanctions for petrol stations who do not respect the rules of transparency have also been confirmed, but there will be no cap on the price of fuel on the motorway The decree against the high price of petrol and against "speculation" was published in the Official Gazette

But let's start with aid to workers and commuters For the latter, as mentioned, there is the return of the contribution of 60 euros for subscribing to public transport passes

With a difference, however, compared to the one already in force last year The income limit to be able to access the benefit will not be more than 35,000 euros but 20,000 euros

A sign that after the 39 billion budget package closed in December, it is not easy for the government to find new resources at the beginning of the year The contribution for season tickets will have a ceiling of 100 million euros available

Once the funds have run out, the support will end Within 30 days, the Ministry of Labour, that of the Economy and that of Infrastructure, will have to develop a decree to establish how applications will be presented to obtain the contribution

THE BENEFIT Another measure already adopted in the past has also been confirmed: the petrol bonus for employees Throughout this year, employers will be able to provide a fuel bonus of up to 200 euros without contributing to the formation of workers' income

A measure that obviously weighs little on the state coffers (only 13 million as a loss of revenue for the tax exemption) given that it is paid for by the employers In the decree on the transparency of fuel prices, on the other hand, there is no reference to potential caps on motorway price lists

The hypothesis had circulated in the first days of the week, coinciding with the first passage of the decree in the council of ministers, but had raised doubts about its constitutionality and the protection of competition On the other hand, the anticipations on the introduction of the mobile excise duty mechanism to control the price in the event that there should be other upward pressures were confirmed

The cut in excise duties, reads the stamped text of the decree, "can be adopted if the price increases, on the average of the previous two-month period, with respect to the reference value, expressed in euros, indicated in the last Def" The decree also takes into account "any decrease" in the average of the previous quarter

What does it mean? First of all, we need to start from the price of oil indicated in the Def, the economics and finance document The government has forecast that by 2023 oil will cost $90

If the price on the market exceeds 90 dollars in the next two months, the mobile excise will kick in The tax money instead of going to the state, they will be used to reduce the price at the pump

Currently, however, the price of oil fluctuates around 80 euros Does this mean that the mobile excise duty will never be triggered? No, because the decree also says that if the price for four months is lower than that envisaged by the Def, the lower value will be taken as the parameter for triggering the discounts

Ultimately it is a sort of stabilization of the price, a way to ensure that it cannot exceed certain thresholds TRANSPARENCY The decree also provides for the announced rules on price transparency

The average cost of fuel, on a regional basis, will be published on the website of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy "The frequency, methods and timing of communications" will be defined by decree of the same ministry "to be adopted within 15 days"

The petrol station attendants will then have another 15 days to display a sign with the average price at each point of sale, including on motorways Fuel plant managers who fail to communicate their prices and fail to display the average prices calculated by the ministry in their sales point may be punished with fines ranging from 500 to 6,000 euros

«After the third violation, the suspension of the activity for a period of not less than seven days and not more than 90 days can be ordered» Mr

Prices' powers are then strengthened The guarantor for price surveillance will also be supported by a specific "Rapid alert commission for price surveillance" which may be convened "to coordinate the activation of the monitoring tools necessary for identifying the reasons for the anomalous price dynamics on the market chain"

The local public transport bus and train cards 60 euros for the season ticket The bonus of 60 euros is back to pay for the season ticket for local and rail public transport But at least for the moment the commuter discount will be intended for people with incomes of less than 20,000 euros (no longer 35,000 euros as in the previous version of the measure)

The decree on the transparency of petrol prices therefore allocates 100 million for the intervention Which means that it will be disbursed until the funds are exhausted, except for modifications during the conversion of the decree

The voucher will bear the name of the beneficiary, and can be used for the purchase of a single subscription, it is not transferable Finally, it does not constitute taxable income and is not relevant for the purpose of calculating the value of the ISEE indicator

"We are trying to help, in a difficult situation, those who are in the greatest difficulty rather than giving aid to everyone without distinction," Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced, defending the decision not to confirm a sharp cut in excise duties which would have ended up easing the expenses even of those who are not in difficulty Aid Vouchers for employees for the whole of 2023 The possibility of accessing a 200 euro petrol bonus for employees has been postponed from the March deadline originally scheduled until the end of the year

Introduced in March 2022 to try to cope with the soaring prices of raw materials, especially energy, following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the bonus will therefore be payable throughout 2023 Employers will therefore be able to give its employees fuel bonuses of up to 200 euros without contributing to the formation of workers' income

And the same decree on the transparency of petrol prices also specifies the costs of the measure, equal to 13 3 million for this year and 1

2 million next year Let me be clear, however, there is no obligation: individual companies will evaluate whether to grant their employees the voucher to refuel

Therefore, workers will not have to submit any applications But in the event that they are among the beneficiaries indicated by the company, they will receive the incentive automatically

There is no other requirement or income limit to access it Fines Sanctions of up to 6,000 euros and stoppage of activities The crackdown on transparency at petrol pumps to combat speculation is also based on a package of sanctions

In fact, the government decree provides that the average prices appear next to the sales prices of the single distributor, confirming the obligation of periodic communication to the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy Fuel plant managers who fail to communicate their prices and fail to display the average prices in their point of sale may be punished with fines ranging from 500 to 6,000 euros

But it doesn't end there "After the third violation - reads the text of the stamped decree of the decree on price transparency - the suspension of the activity can be ordered for a period of no less than seven days and no more than 90 days"

The assessment is entrusted to the Guardia di Finanza and the imposition of sanctions to the Prefect However, improvements are not excluded, as requested by Confesercenti, which while appreciating the introduction of mobile excise duties, points the finger precisely at the penalties considered "very heavy" and which risk causing many distributors to close

The mobile excise duty is back An automatic discount on petrol and diesel if in a two-month period the cost of oil exceeds that indicated in the Economic and Financial Document And then the tax-free bonus of up to 200 euros that companies will be able to grant to their employees In addition to the renewal of the aid for commuters who travel by train and bus and who will be able to obtain 60 euros to subscribe to season tickets The sanctions for petrol stations who do not respect the rules of transparency have also been confirmed, but there will be no cap on the price of fuel on the motorway The decree against the high price of petrol and against "speculation" was published in the Official Gazette But let's start with aid to workers and commuters For the latter, as mentioned, there is the return of the contribution of 60 euros for subscribing to public transport passes With a difference, however, compared to the one already in force last year The income limit to be able to access the benefit will not be more than 35,000 euros but 20,000 euros A sign that after the 39 billion budget package closed in December, it is not easy for the government to find new resources at the beginning of the year The contribution for season tickets will have a ceiling of 100 million euros available Once the funds have run out, the support will end Within 30 days, the Ministry of Labour, that of the Economy and that of Infrastructure, will have to develop a decree to establish how applications will be presented to obtain the contribution THE BENEFIT Another measure already adopted in the past has also been confirmed: the petrol bonus for employees Throughout this year, employers will be able to provide a fuel bonus of up to 200 euros without contributing to the formation of workers' income A measure that obviously weighs little on the state coffers (only 13 million as a loss of revenue for the tax exemption) given that it is paid for by the employers In the decree on the transparency of fuel prices, on the other hand, there is no reference to potential caps on motorway price lists The hypothesis had circulated in the first days of the week, coinciding with the first passage of the decree in the council of ministers, but had raised doubts about its constitutionality and the protection of competition On the other hand, the anticipations on the introduction of the mobile excise duty mechanism to control the price in the event that there should be other upward pressures were confirmed The cut in excise duties, reads the stamped text of the decree, "can be adopted if the price increases, on the average of the previous two-month period, with respect to the reference value, expressed in euros, indicated in the last Def" The decree also takes into account "any decrease" in the average of the previous quarter What does it mean?