The Region of Liguria asks for a Special Logistical Zone to be created for Genoa
04/09/2018
During the meeting of the crisis unit held in the
Region of Liguria on 30 August, the Regional Councillor for Economic Development, Andrea Benveduti, also anticipated a number of requests of an economic nature which have been submitted to the government.These include the
proposed creation of a Special Logistical Zone linked to Genoa port, but which
also comprises a larger part of the city and small and medium-size business and
craftsmanship companies. Unlike the Special Economic Zone which at present is
not provided for in Northern regions by the EU, feasibility of a Special Logistical
Zone might prove faster. The proposals advanced by Councillor Benveduti include
tax breaks, implementing a bonus for transportation of goods via railway,
suspension of the DURC (the Italian social security contribution compliance
form), exceptional voluntary redundancy for artisan and commercial MSMEs,
investments in tangible and intangible logistics to improve movement of goods,
streamlining port traffic with interventions on customs and phytosanitary
checks, and reducing duties on energy products for vehicles operating in the
port terminals as well as anchoring taxes.