Promoting the environmental, social and economic centrality of organic: FederBio’s amendment proposals to the State Budget
FederBio, after an analysis of the contents of the 2025 Budget Law, has sent a series of amendment proposals to Parliamentarians with the hope that they will be accepted and filed in due time to allow for discussion during the approval process of the 2025 budget.
The goal is to aim for a greater commitment in the State budget to support organic farming, a sector in which Italy is a leader at European level and which represents the main instrument for the ecological transition of agriculture.
As a first point, FederBio proposes to remodulate the VAT rates by eliminating the concessions for chemically synthesised pesticides and fertilizers and lowering the VAT to 4% for all organic consumer products and technical means permitted in organic farming which are becoming increasingly widespread in the rest of agriculture.
“ We believe it is necessary to use the fiscal lever of the VAT rate to facilitate the use of technical means permitted in organic farming, which are essential for promoting the sustainability of all agriculture – explains Maria Grazia Mammuccini , President of FederBio – In this way it is possible to effectively stimulate internal demand and promote the achievement of the objective of 25% of organically cultivated surface area by 2027, as envisaged by the National Strategic Plan of the CAP”.
Still in the fiscal field, the Federation proposes the introduction of a tax credit for the costs of certification, which today are entirely borne by agricultural companies and all operators in the supply chain who certify products according to European and national organic farming standards.
“ Currently – notes Mammuccini – the costs of certification represent a significant economic burden, particularly for small agricultural companies, which generates a downstream impact on the price of consumer products . On the other hand, the use of national taxation represents one of the strategic tools on which the European Union relies to promote the increase in organic agricultural land, which is also recommended by the EU Strategies “Farm to Fork” and “Biodiversity 2030”
Finally, for the ” Fund for organic school canteens” FederBio proposes to increase resources, for the year 2025 and beyond, to at least 10 million euros. This request is dictated by the consideration that children and young people are more subject to exposure to residues of synthetic chemicals in food.
“ With this request we also intend to underline the educational role of organic school canteens which can represent a decisive lever for promoting healthy and balanced eating styles in the new generations ”, concludes President Mammuccini.