Urso: 'For Transition 5.0 go for business portal'

A matter of days and the Transition 5.0 plan can get underway. An announcement made by the Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, in a webinar organised by Confindustria yesterday morning for an in-depth look at this measure. "In the coming days, Transition 5.0 should be fully operational with the portal that will allow each company to book its participation in the plan," said Urso, connected online to the seminar, which had a record 2,800 participants.

This is a clear sign of the interest of the business world, which has been waiting for the regulation and its implementation measures for some time. A waiting period that is making itself felt on the investment trend, which slowed down at the beginning of the year precisely in view of Transition 5.0.

"We need to have the clearest possible indications on Transition 5.0 as soon as possible so that companies can plan their investments," Confindustria Vice President for Industrial Policies and Made in Italy, Marco Nocivelli, emphasised in his speech. 'The minister's presence,' he added, 'is a sign of attention that we have appreciated. In particular, we are satisfied with his openness to setting up a permanent round table where companies, Mimit and Gse can dialogue and thus ensure constant support for companies in using the incentive'.

Urso emphasised his commitment to tightening the timeframe several times: 'we are committed to ensuring that companies can make use of it as early as the latter part of the year in order to give a significant boost to their investments and be increasingly competitive both in global scenarios and with respect to our Europe's industrial and environmental policy. Industry 5.0, the minister explained, is unique in Europe because it combines energy and digital innovation in a single measure. Moreover, he added, compared to 4.0, it allows all companies, from all production sectors, to use it and allocates 10 per cent to worker training. "It is now up to the companies to make the most of it and for us to assist them so that they can do so fully."

Transition 5.0 is for the years 2024-2025, there is EUR 6.3 billion available, the maximum tax credit rate is 45%, and the ceiling of eligible costs is set at EUR 50 million. Confindustria has been engaged in a long and constant dialogue with the ministries to define the perimeter of the measure. The timing is crucial and, as Nocivelli reiterated yesterday, it is very important to have the circular operational as soon as possible. "We also expect the Enea registers to arrive quickly because companies need to know what they can order. We don't have much time ahead of us, we have to be effective. It is important to have clarity on what to ask for,' continued the vice president of Confindustria. In fact, the webinar speech by Marco Calabrò, head of the Mimit technical secretariat, who together with Davide Valenzano, head of the Gse's Regulatory Affairs Unit, gave a detailed explanation of the facility's structure, application aspects, and access procedures, was much appreciated. Gse president Paolo Arrigoni also spoke at the opening of the webinar, confirming the willingness to work together for the plan's effectiveness. Well, then, Transition 5.0. But it is necessary to look ahead, taking into account global scenarios and the need for companies to plan their growth projects: 'it is very important to try to aim for even more structural measures,' Nocivelli emphasised yesterday, 'because investing in company modernisation and the drive to innovate allows us to become great exporters. We have demonstrated this in recent years, increasing our export share very significantly'.