Just received from my Italian source
Corriere della Sera - BERGAMO
section: Report date: 19/10/2012 - page: 4
The government blinda Ryanair
Tax, the company will pay as an Italian
The government "wraps" the giant low cost. Decree-Law 'Growth 2.0 ", which is being published in the Official Gazette, puts an end to casual maneuvers contribution of volcanic CEO Michael O'Leary. Ryanair is considered, to all intents and purposes, an Italian company. With all that this implies for taxes, contributions and health care. Not only that the law is retroactive from January 1, 2012. And it is a retrospective non-appealable. Thus ends the era of "unfair competition", as it was stamped several times by other airlines operating on the national territory and that, despite having a license issued by another Member State of the EU, pouring taxes and contributions in accordance with Italian regulations ( such as Air France or Lufthansa). So far Ryanair had always paid according to the contribution regime in Ireland where the average tax on wages is 12 percent (compared to the Italian average of 37). On Wednesday, the giant of the skies, with a note from Dublin, had said that for new hires in the Italian bases would have paid social security contributions subjection to the law of Italy. A "surrender" through gritted teeth, heavily conditioned by a circular INPS which included a provision of Community law entered into force in June. The article stated once and for all the notion of "basic service" as the place where the crew member designated by the operator begins and ends the day's work. Now the government wants to harness once and for all the Irish giant of the skies. Paragraph 1 of Article 38 of Decree-Law "Growth" Ryanair states that not only will have to pay the contributions, but must submit in all respects to our taxation as other Italian companies that produce income in the beautiful country. It is the gravestone to "distinguish" the lawyers of Mr. O'Leary, who have always objected to the fact that the company is Irish and employees, employed on contract in Dublin, Ireland operate on vectors. Here is the text of the decree of the government, as of October 15, the Courier is able to anticipate: "For the purposes of aviation law, the term" base "refers to a set of premises and infrastructure from which a company carries out a stable, regular and continuous activity of air transport, using employees who have their basis in the place of work, in the sense that work there, you take the service and return there after the conduct of its business. An air carrier with a valid operating license issued by a Member State of the European Union other than Italy is considered to be established on the national territory when exercising on a regular basis or continuous or regular activity of air from a base as defined the previous period. Notwithstanding Article 3 of the Law of 27 July 2000, n. 212, this paragraph shall apply as from the tax period in progress at December 31, 2012. " And the tax year 2012 begins on January 1, counting, waterfall, all the skills, not only the contributions. Meanwhile, the INPS does not give up on the previous. After the findings of the Provincial Directorate of Labour of Bergamo, the security agency has notified an order to pay almost € 12 million to Michael O'Leary and his right arm, Juliusz Komorek, Director of Legal Affairs for grants not paid to 220 employees moved from Orio al Serio between 2006 and 2010. A charge that has cost O'Leary and Komorek registration under investigation by the prosecutor Maria Mocciaro, but they strongly contest. Riccardo Nisoli PLAY PRIVATE