More and more beer in bars and on Italian tables, where craft products are now depopulating, especially Made in Italy.
And so, to meet a supply chain that according to Assobirra has 850 large, medium and small companies, 9 billion in total value generated, 118,000 direct and induced employees and over 250 million in investments in the last 4 years, the government and Parliament have decided to reduce the burden of taxation on production again this year, struggling with a significant increase in the cost of raw materials.
Among the amendments to the Milleproroghe decree approved by the Budget and Constitutional Affairs Commissions of the Senate, there is in fact also the one that extends the cut in excise duties on breweries to 2023.
Already in view of this year's manoeuvre, among the proposals put forward by Mimit for the development of the bill, ad hoc aid for one million euros dedicated to the sector had sprung up.
However, the provision had not managed to enter the article of the law and now it was the omnibus decree par excellence, precisely the Milleproroghe being examined by Parliament, that recovered its purpose, allocating more resources.
The 'beer-saving' amendment, as renamed by Coldiretti, in fact provides for the confirmation of tax cuts, inversely proportional to the size of the company: for small craft breweries with a production of up to 10,000 hectoliters, the discount on excise duties for 2023 will remain at 50%;
for those who produce up to 30 thousand hectoliters it will be equal to 30%, while for companies up to 60 thousand hectoliters the discount will reach 20%.
A reduction of the excise duty to 2.97 euros per hectolitre and per degree Plato is also envisaged.
Without the intervention, the basic excise duty would instead have returned to 2.99 euros per hectolitre and the reduction for small craft breweries would have been reduced or eliminated compared to 2022.
"Thanks to the measure - underlines Minister Lollobrigida - 8.15 million euros are made available for 2023 and the brewing sector is secured, consolidating its development and safeguarding the production of Italian beer. The excellence of our made in Italy also passes through our beers and the mastery of our producers, which we will continue to support with the utmost commitment".
"The approved provision represents a fundamental element for the development and consolidation of a 100% Made in Italy beer supply chain", comments Coldiretti, one of the major sponsors of the extension, with satisfaction.