Assonat, the National Association of Marinas and Landings, has announced that in response to its specific question the Agency of the Revenue stated that "for marina resorts, are facilitated, for VAT purposes (10%), not only reception services and provision in the marina, of the water mirror for the overnight stay of boaters on board their boats, but also strictly ancillary services, such as cleaning services, mooring assistance, reservation, surveillance and security and the charging of consumption'.

Highlighting that this facility can also be applied to Long Rent reports initiated before recent changes Regulations, the association emphasized that it is a new important victory won by Assonat in favor of the ports Italian tourism, which follows that obtained with the provision of the Council of State of 26 June on the suspension of the request for an increase in state rents.

"We are - commented the president of Assonat, Luciano Serra - very satisfied with the results obtained in favor of the Italian tourist ports, thanks to a punctual and proactive carried out by Assonat in recent months, with the help of of its experts. These are two measures that help concretely our companies to be more competitive and which go in the direction we have long hoped for recognition of the sector as strategic in the national economy".

Serra specified that in the meantime the commitment continues of the association on other fronts: among these - he specified - "the battle for the exemption of the payment of IMU for ports tourism, as is the case for commercial ones and demand, implemented by the Ministry of Tourism, to start a review of the classification of ATECO codes of tourism enterprises, in which we consider essential to include ports as well'.