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Destinazione Italia: measures 9 and 10

Destinazione Italia: measures 9 and 10

  • WTI Magazine #16 Feb 06, 2014
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WTI Magazine #16    2014 Feb, 07
Author : Destinazione Italia      Translation by:

 

Developed in close coordination with the economic policy priorities set out in the Economic and Financial Planning Document, Destinazione Italia establishes a set of measures to foster inbound investments in a cohesive and structural manner and increase Italian companies' competitiveness. These measures will be introduced to our legal system following a timescale on which the Government's agenda will be based.


In its initial version, Destinazione Italia consists of 50 measures whose goal is to reform a broad range of sectors, from tax to employment and civil justice to research; to enhance and build upon our assets; and to develop investment-focused policies to promote our country at the international level. Every week We the Italians will promote 2 of these measures

9) REVIEW TAX SANCTIONS
Problem/opportunity: the current sanctioning system, both criminal and administrative, often reveals itself as disproportionate to the seriousness of the behavior being sanctioned.


Solution: review the criminal sanction system according to preordained criteria proportionate to the seriousness of the behavior, introducing the possibility of applying administrative instead of criminal sanctions, setting appropriate accountability thresholds. More in general, sanctions, including administrative ones, should be reduced in less serious cases.

10) REVIEW TAX LITIGATION
Problem/opportunity: the sluggish handling of disputes contributes to undermining the certainty of the law.


Solution: review of fiscal disputes and strengthening the jurisdictional protection of taxpayers. Strengthening and rationalising the instrument of fiscal conciliation, not least with a view to deflating and resolving the dispute between the taxpayer and the administration, with particular regard to what are characterised as minor violations.