For Transition 5.0 applications until 27 November. Orsini: it would be better until the end of the year

Green light from the Council of Ministers to the decree law to overcome the stalemate on Transition 5.0. In this way, the government is trying to cool down the red-hot climate of recent weeks triggered by the exhaustion of funds earmarked for incentives and the consequent blockage of the measure. The aim is to ensure that all companies meeting the requirements, which have submitted or will submit an application, have access to the benefits, setting 27 November as the closing date for the platform.

The extension of the deadline for Transition 5.0 applications to 27 November is positive, but it would be even better if the deadline were extended to the end of the year. This was said by the president of Confindustria, Emanuele Orsini, on the sidelines of the 2025 Sicindustria assembly. "Today we had a meeting on Transition 5.0, we are pleased that there has been a step back on the part of Mimit," Orsini said, explaining that what "we have asked for today is the continuity of investments, 27 November is too close. Since we have already been asking for a year that investments have a three-year vision, we expect that today this 27 November can become 31 December 2025, because I believe that today what is needed is continuity. We cannot leave anyone behind, so we are pleased that a bit of backtracking has been done on this,' concluded the president of Confindustria.

The turnaround was announced to the business associations during a round table convened at Mimit and chaired by the Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, which was also attended by the Minister for the Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, and the Minister for European Affairs, the NRP and Cohesion Policies, Tommaso Foti. In the course of the proceedings, Urso explained how the measure will allow those who have yet to complete their reservations to do so, thus enabling the government to have an accurate picture of the overall requirements by the first half of December. The executive then aims, through an amendment to the Budget Law, to set the 'New Transition 5.0' plan in motion from 1 January.

The president of Coldiretti, Ettore Prandini, speaking on his way out of Palazzo Piacentini, spoke of 'an excellent signal regarding what the productive sectors were asking for'. "The effort to find a cover for projects that have already started was good. Of course, the deadline for formalising applications (27/11) is not optimal, but we understand the constraints dictated by the terms of the NRP and the Budget Law,' observes the secretary general of Confcommercio, Marco Barbieri. Cna, the National Confederation of Craftsmen and Small and Medium Enterprises, gives a mixed opinion. While appreciating the executive's commitment to protect the rights and ensure resources for companies that submitted applications after 7 November, it expresses 'regret' for the bringing forward of the deadline from 31 December to 27 November.