streckenflug.at News vom 09.02.2012

"I have news about the Italian tax. Sad news, and finally a limited solution: The tax is a reality since last saturday. It must be paid by the owner (including financial leasing contracts etc), with the exception of aeroclubs. It is a yearly fee, the amount being fixed for gliders and balloons (450 Eur./year), and being mass-related (and very expensive) for powered aircraft.

If the owner is not an Italian resident, he has to pay the full yearly fee, when his aircraft stays on Italian territory for a period longer than 48 hrs. I suspect this may be contrary to some international rules, but so far, so bad! The tax agency has provided a bank number (IBAN and SWIFT code) for foreign owners. [ref] (only in Italian language)

The aeroclub of Torino, in view of the forthcoming competition Coppa Città di Torino, including the 15M Nationals, has announced that they will take personal responsibility of the tax, thus relieving every foreign participant from the dues. [torinoglider.com] I hope that the other clubs may find it possible to follow Torino's example, and guarantee our foreign guests a similar agreement.

It sad to note that we, aviation journalists, have written letters to this (otherwise excellent/acceptable/necessary) government, explaining all the damage this tax is going to bring to the Italian GA economy. We will loose much more money from sales taxes on hotels, restaurants, fuels, maintenance than will ever be collected by this new tax; we will loose customers for our maintenance workshops.

aldo cernezzi [www.voloavela.it]"

Is there any new tax on cars about 250 HP as well?

Ciao

AndY

Die Steuer scheint nicht mit den EU-Regeln konform zu sein.
Zumindest müsste man auf EU-Ebene dagegen vorgehen oder bei der
italienischen Regierung etc. dagegen protestieren.
Eine Aufgabe für den Österr. Aero-Club?

Eine Aufgabe für den Österr. Aero-Club?

Der war gut !!
Greetz

Wenn ich richtig verstanden habe, bereits Gesetz. Piloten, die daher in Italien fliegen wollen, sollten bei der Italienischen Botschaft entsprechende Anfragen / Proteste vorbringen. Im Grunde kann ich mir nicht vorstellen, dass diese Steuergesetze auch für Ausländer gelten.

Es gibt ein offizielles Schreiben des neuen GS an die Regierung mit der Bitte um Protest dagegen.
Ist jetzt nicht die Wahnsinns-Aktion, aber immerhin eine Bewegung in der Sache.

Michael

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Dear Mr Pirker,

In the frame of its decreto-legge no 201 salva italia of 6th December 2011 the Italian government is indeed about to impose a significant tax on all private use aircraft, including gliders and balloons, whether they be registered in Italy or transcients from other countries. Article 14 bis of the decreto-legge seems to impose the tax on foreign registered aircraft that remain in Italy for more than 48 hours with the possible consequence that a foreigner visiting or conducting business in Italy in an aircraft or 2 days must pay the same amount as does the Italian resident for an entire year. This could mean for you that you have to pay a lump sum of 450 per year if you fly to Italy with your glider or balloon and stay there for longer than 48 hours.

Once applicable, Article 14 bis of the decreto-legge could therefore indeed pose a problem under European law:
It could discriminate EU citizens who are not resident in Italy against Italian residents and and it could form an obstacle to the functioning of the European Internal Market.

Incidentally, the imposition of taxes on foreign registered aircraft may
contravene provisions of Article 15 of the International Civil Aviation Organisations Convention on International Aviation.

As far as we know, the Italian Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has already approached the European Commission and the Italian government on this issue.

You can download the decreto-legge under - download.repubblica.it/pdf/2011/senato3.pdf - and the

ICAO Convention on International Aviation on [www.unhcr.org].

Finally, the Italian Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associations statements on this problem are available
under [www.aopa.it].

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