merchants can now refuse lower payments – Corriere.it

Use of cash welcome. This is sanctioned by the new economic maneuver on which the Meloni government is working and which today, net of hitches (the stamp of the State Accounting Office is still missing) should finally arrive in the Chamber for parliamentary discussion. Between the 155 articles contained in the latest draft of the text of the Budget bill (which the Ministry of Economy does not confirm) tickto number 69 on Measures concerning means of payment.

Pos and cash

In addition to raising the ceiling on cash payments which since January 1, 2023 passes to 5,000 euros (from the expected 1,000), a limit is placed on the obligation for merchants to accept digital payments: up to 60 euros, in fact, the shopkeeper will be able to refuse payment with the Pos without incurring any penalties.In the first version of the text of the bill, the limit set was lower – 30 euros – however the latest draft of the maneuver doubles the amount. So far the law has provided for the obligation for any amount with a fine (starting from last June) of 30 euros increased by 4% of the amount paid. But in the new draft the 180-day stop to the sanctions hitherto received by traders for failing to comply with the obligation also disappears: pending the definition of the new rules, there was the hypothesis of suspending the proceedings and the deadlines for the adoption of the sanctions, a suspension instead skipped (for now). And there are many who criticize the stop to the obligation of up to 60 euros, accusing the government of encouraging tax evasion, starting with the consumer associations who speak of a clean-up that erases 8 years of battles. On the contrary, a company rejects the failure to eliminate the obligation which, on the contrary, represents a strong penalty for smaller companies and above all for small traders and goes in the opposite direction with respect to the free use of paper money.

The amendments

But in the economic maneuver arriving in Parliament, where a very rapid procedure will be necessary for approval by Christmas or at least by the end of the year and to avoid the provisional exercise, numerous discussions and disputes with amendments are announced. Starting with the majority parties. Come on Italy promises battle over pensions and superbonus, complaining about the ongoing change of rules for the latter. The explains it president of the senators Licia Ronzulli who, while emphasizing the great seriousness and sense of responsibility with which the Budget law was written, admits: We aspire to something more and better and promises our proposals on health care, minimum pensions and superbonus which ended in too traumatic a way. In fact, for days the Azzurri have been asking for both the release of credits held in the tax drawers of companies, and an extension of the terms that expired last Friday to start work with the Superbonus 110%. From January 1, the subsidy drops to 90%, but in the meantime work will no longer be able to start with the old discount. This is why Senator Maurizio Gasparri asks to protect the activities carried out and in progress.