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Italian plastic tax postponed to 1 july 2024
The Italian law badget for 2024 entered into force on 1.1.2024 in the article n.1 paragraph n.44 postponed the entry into force of the plastic tax to 1.7.2024. The taxable products are the items that consist partially or completely of organic polymers of synthetic origin. In addition, such products that serve to enclose, protect or supply goods or foodstuffs and are not intended for reuse. The taxable entities are: a) importer; b) purcheser in Italy of goods manufactured into the EU and sold from one of the member states; c) producer. Finally, it is interesting to add that: the legislative goal is to promote the reduction in the production and…
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Excises, environmental taxation, power generation
The environmental taxation of electricity (power generation) and energy products has received another interesting contribution from the Court of Justice of the EU which, with its Section V in the judgment C-833/21 of 23 June 2023 stated that: “… national legislation providing for the taxation of coal used for the production of electricity satisfies the condition contained in that provision, according to which the tax must be introduced for reasons of environmental policy“, where there is a direct link between the use of the revenue of the taxation and its purpose or if such a tax, “…without pursuing a purely budgetary purpose, is designed, as regards its structure, in particular…