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Incentives
1. Ecobonus
What is it
Ecobonus is a national incentive system which provides an economic reimbursement for transport operators that use combined road-sea transport instead of “all-road” transport.
This system, joined to lower costs in terms of diesel, tools and trucks maintenance, allows hauliers to save on costs.
Beneficiaries
The 31 January 2007 Transport Ministry Act has identified 28 sea routes, of which 8 international, that could enjoy Ecobonus.
Ecobonus beneficiaries are contractors trucking companies, also associated with each other or with marine operators, which work in Italy, making at least 80 annual trips along the same route.
The reimbursement can’t exceed a maximum cap of 30% of every connection fee.
In 2008 Transport Ministry has allocated a total financing of 231 million € distributed in 3 years.
To those who request it
To obtain funds, the operator has to fill a specific form available at the following address http://ram.blutech.info/content/view/329/1 and submit it to the Ministry of Transport within January 31st of the year following the one for which he has requested Ecobonus. Company must commit itself to maintain the same number of trips (and the same quantity of goods) using combined road-sea transport for the three-year period following the year in which it has requested incentive.
2. Ferrobonus
What is it
Ferrobonus represents a National financial aid to increase the use of rail and intermodal transport, as it is stated by art.3 of the Government decree n. 750 (14th of October 2010). The total amount of funds fixed for this incentive are 25,7 mln € and the bonus that will be delivered is of about 2 €/train km.
Beneficiaries
The bonus can be used by all companies using rail transport that:
a) From the 15th of October 2010 to the 14th of October 2011, ordered intermodal and/or transhipment transport, with completely full trains, maintaining a total volume of traffic (train/km done on national tracks) not under 80% of the volume generated during the period 1st of July 2009 – 30th of June 2010. They also have to promise that they will maintain the same volume of traffic for the following 12 months;
b) Did not ordered intermodal and/or transhipment transport with completely full trains in 2009 but have ordered them for the period 15th of October 2010 – 14th of October 2011. The possibility to obtain funds, in this case, is submitted to the use of at least 48 couples of full trains in the cited period and the will to maintain the same volume of traffic for the following 12 months.
The access to Ferrobonus is allowed to all companies based in Italy or in other countries of the EU and, in condition of reciprocity, also to those based in Switzerland.