Question écrite de
M. Angelo CIOCCA
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Commission européenne
Subject: Energy efficiency and the bonus 110
One of the new targets that the EU has set in the ‘Fit for 55’ package is to double the energy efficiency of public and private buildings by 2025. At national level, the Italian recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) sets out a series of investments and reforms to address the challenges of the green transition, including the ‘superbonus 110’ contained in ‘Relaunch Decree’ No 34/2020.
The 2022 budget law introduces a series of extensions to the old bonus 110 rules. In particular, Article 8(a) on single-family homes provides for an extension of the incentive only if, by 30 June 2022, at least 30% of the planned works have been completed. By contrast, for works carried out on apartment blocks or duplexes, the rebate will apply to costs incurred up until 31 December 2025. This means that only the owners of apartments in a multi-storey dwelling will continue to benefit from the renovation bonus, while the owners of small dwellings will not.
In view of this, does the Commission intend to ask Italy to harmonise the extension, so as to not jeopardise Europe’s energy efficiency targets, and to avoid the risk of projects being abandoned?
Answer given by Ms Simson on behalf of the European Commission
(30 June 2022)
The Commission will base its future assessment of the Superbonus and other measures in the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) on the provisions of the Council Implementing Decision on the approval of the assessment of the RRP for Italy and the assessment of the fulfilment of the RRP targets (1). The content of these assessments cannot be anticipated at this point.
The Superbonus 110% is a measure of the Italian RRP aimed at significantly improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings. It is expected that at least 32 million square meters will be renovated for energy effiency purposes by 2025, entailing primary energy savings of at least 40%.
This goal does not specify the type of residential buildings, being single family buildings or multi-apartment ones. More generally, multi-apartment buildings might face more severe barriers preventing energy renovations, due for instance to the presence of split- incentives between landlord and tenants or to the co-ownership structure.
The Commission has also provided recommendations on energy efficiency in buildings under the European Semester (2), pointing to a need for a medium‐ and long-term strategy, also in light of the RePowerEU objectives.
⋅1∙ i.e. M2C3-2 and M2C3-3
⋅2∙ https://ec.europa.eu/info/system/files/2022-european-semester-csr-italy_en.pdf