In the heart of the parliamentary debate on the Bollette decree, a proposal for modification made by Fratelli d’Italia could have radically changed the functioning of the appliance bonus. The idea was as simple as ambitious: to eliminate the much discussed click day and introduce the discount on the invoicealready known thanks to the experience of the Superbonus.
A solution that would have facilitated access to the incentive for millions of consumers, in particular those less accustomed to online procedures. However, the amendment has been declared inadmissible During the examination of the chamber’s production activities in the commission, leaving the bonus in its current form.
But what exactly did the proposal provide? Why was he rejected? And above all, what are the actual ways to get the appliance bonus and what limits do they remain?
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An ambitious proposal: discount on the invoice and no more minimum energy threshold
The proposal of Fratelli d’Italia aimed at simplify access to the appliance bonusby introducing two fundamental changes: the elimination of the click day and the possibility of taking advantage of the discount directly on the invoicewith a mechanism similar to that adopted for the building superbonus.
This would have transferred the burden of the request to the seller, who would have recovered the amount like TAX CREDIT Used in compensation.
Another central aspect concerned the energy class of the available appliances. The amendment provided for the abolition of the bond of the minimum energy class btoday required to access the benefit. In return, the purchase should have taken place at the same time as disposal of an old appliancethus guaranteeing a real replacement with a more efficient product.
The logic was to encourage the improvement of domestic energy efficiency, without binding the choices of consumers too much. However, the proposal has been declared inadmissibleleaving everything unchanged, at least for now.
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Not only appliances: all the amendments rejected
The appliance bonus was not the only one to undergo a stop. In total, they were 84 the amendments declared inadmissible on the 323 presented to the Productive Activities Commission. Among these, the proposal stands out – always by Fratelli d’Italia – of postpone the obligation for companies by seven months to sign insurance policies against natural catastrophes, such as floods, landslides or earthquakes.
At the moment, the entry into force of the obligation is still set for the March 31, 2025.
A bipartisan proposal was also rejected for the creation of a Fund intended for local authoritiesuseful to guarantee the continuity of energy services. No less important is the stop to the rule that would save the company cars booked in 2024 But on delivery in 2025 by the new rules on the fringe benefits: we tried to maintain the tax exemption for vehicles already ordered by the end of the year.
Also an amendment shared by Forza Italia, Lega and M5S for encourage the ecological conversion of containersencouraging the transition from diesel to electric batteries, has been declared inadmissible.
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How the appliance bonus works today: requirements, limits and amounts
Despite the rejection of the modification proposal, the Appliance bonus remains active Also for 2025, with rules that remain complex for many citizens. Currently, the facility covers up to 30% of the purchase cost of a new high efficiency appliance, for a maximum of 100 euros.
The threshold rises to 200 euros If the family unit has a ISEE less than 25,000 euros Annui.
The contribution is granted for a single household appliance and has an overall equipment of 50 million eurosto be shared among all applicants. In addition, to access the incentive, it is mandatory to purchase a device belonging to at least the Energy class Ba threshold that the proposal of Fratelli d’Italia intended to eliminate.
Since the amendment on the discount on the invoice has not passed, to obtain the contribution it remains necessary participate in the click daya digital procedure that often penalizes those who are not familiar with the Internet or IT devices.
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Implementing Decree and doubts of the retailers: what is missing?
A crucial knot, again not resolvedis represented by implementation decree who will have to clarify in detail The methods of disbursement of the appliance bonusthe categories of products allowed and updated criteria of energy efficiency. The text – under the competence of the Ministry of Companies and Made in Italy and the Ministry of Economy and Finance – has been expected for some time, but its publication continues to slipleaving many doubts to operators in the sector and citizens.
The proposal of rejected modification was also born to respond to perplexity expressed by the Airesthe association that represents the main retailers specialized in appliances. According to the association, the click day procedure favors digital customers and penalizes i physical shopswhere it is more difficult to guarantee immediate access to the incentive.
For this reason, a more inclusive system was asked, similar to that already used with the TV bonuswhich allowed the scrapping directly in the store with immediate application of the discount.
The fear, also shared by some consumer associations, is that bureaucracy and unclear deadlines end up for drastically limit the real impact of the bonusespecially among the most fragile bands of the population.
