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Also contrary Assiterminal to the eventual demand EU to recover considered taxes due from the Harbour Authorities
Becce: they are debatable much and us the accusations which moved from the DG Competition recently seem erroneous EU
April 20, 2018
Also the Italian Association Terminalisti Harbour (Assiterminal), so as Assoporti, Confetra and other organizations of the marine-harbour field, considers mistaken the eventual start of a procedure of infraction of the EU against the Italian ports for the lacked deposit by the Authorities Harbour System of taxes on the collection activities of the carried out canons of concession from the agencies.
"They are debatable much and us they recently seem erroneous - the president of Assiterminal explains, Luca Becce - the accusations which moved from the DG Competition EU to the Italian government, threatening to start a procedure of infraction against the Italian ports, accused of treacherous competition for lacked payment taxes by the Harbour Authorities on relative returns to concessions and authorizations. Without to enter in the details of this fiscal legal event, but also from the possible political implications - Becce specifies - we consider however inexact to assimilate the Authorities of Harbour System to the private companies".
"We wish therefore - the president of Assiterminal concludes - than the government assumes a firm position to protection of our portualità. Answering to the appeal launch from the president of Assoporti and the president of Confetra, we are also available to confront to us and to collaborate on these thematic with the members of the harbour cluster, waves guardian the competitiveness of the Italian harbour system".
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