
- 13/10/2014
- Economy and marketing
Index
With the introduction of the Bonus Furniture in 2013 (Decree 63 of 4 June 2013), the Italian institutions have accepted the invitation of enterprises to support domestic consumption to reactivate the economy. That measure, which provides the ability to deduct 50% of the purchase of furniture for a maximum expenditure of € 10,000 in respect of a major restructuring, has proven to be a fiscal measure can promote the fight against unemployment, to support a crucial sector of the Made in Italy, guaranteeing the state a substantial and immediate VAT receipts.
According to estimates prepared by the Centre of Studies FederlegnoArredo, in fact, by the end of 2014 will be at least 10,000 workers in the supply chain Wood Furniture who have retained their jobs thanks to the Bonus furniture. At the same time, the sales generated dall'incentivo will lead to a total expenditure of 1,900 million euro, generating additional tax revenue of 360 million euro.
“The introduction in 2013 of the Bonus Furniture - the President of FederlegnoArredo Roberto Snaidero - has been a blessing for Wood Furniture, with its 430,000 employees is one of the most important sectors in Italy. For this we are grateful to the Government for having believed. At the end of the year will be at least 375,000 taxpayers who have used the deduction between 2013 and 2014 A truly extraordinary, with positive effects on employment in the sector, thereby allowing a saving on the layoff of approximately 40 million euro. Faced with these numbers, the measure also extend to 2015 is absolutely vital. “
As early as last December, during a press conference at the end of the year, FederlegnoArredo had highlighted the positive effects of the measure, required by the Federation and by all the most important players in the sector: the trade unions FENEAL UIL, CISL FILCA, FILLEA CGIL - and representatives of the distribution Federmobili and ANGAISA. Today, thanks to the data relating to the tax returns of the CAF 730 CISL, CGIL, UIL and the CAF 50 & MORE, with whom the federations have signed an agreement in December 2013, the predictions made are fully confirmed.