On Wednesday the General Court of the European Union, ruling on the taxation of ports in Italy ( of 20 December 2023), confirmed that it is not lawful the exemption of the revenues of the Port System Authorities deriving from concession fees, other than those generated by the the issuance of authorisations for port operations referred to in Article 16 of Law 84/94. A pronouncement that substantially aligns with the position on the taxation of Italian ports of call of the European Commission, which three years ago had asked the government in Rome to remove the exemption from IRES for port authorities ( of 4 December 2020).

A pronouncement, that of the General Court of the EU, which The Association of Italian Ports intends to examine in depth in all its implications before deciding a possible appeal by the Court: 'With regard to the judgment delivered by the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg on the action brought on the of the taxation of Port Authorities in Italy - has explained today the president of Assoporti, Rodolfo Giampieri - we immediately brought together the PSAs, together with the pool of jurists who represented us in court, in order to collect comments and make a detailed analysis of the effects of the same. A study that requires a reasonable amount of time to analyze effectively any judgment. In full compliance with what has been decided from the Court - added Giampieri - we will continue the confrontation with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for all in order to enable PSA to continue with their activities in a unified manner in the general interest of our country."