The cost to the State of the
Superbonus scheme for energy-efficiency building renovations was
122.643 billion euros on April 30, up from 122,24 billion at the
end of March, the ENEA sustainable-development agency said on
Wednesday.
The Superbonus programme, introduced by a previous government
headed by M5S leader Giuseppe Conte in 2020, covered 110% of the
cost of certain renovations.
It has cost the State many times more than initially forecast
and the costs keep growing, even though the scheme has been
significantly curtailed by the current government.
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti recently compared it to the
1963 Vajont dam disaster.
Among other things, the current government has ended the
so-called 'invoice-discount' ('sconto in fatture') system under
which people could use credits from the State to pay for the
renovations.
Instead, people can now be reimbursed via tax deductions spread
over several years.
League party bigwig Giorgetti has presented a measure to spread
the tax deductions related to Superbonus over 10 years, rather
than four at the moment.
The move has caused tension within the ruling coalition, with
Deputy Premier, Foreign Minister and Forza Italia leader Antonio
Tajani complaining about the retroactive nature of the measure.
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