There is further confusion about the Growth Decree as it is now being reported that it will remain in place for ‘sports workers’.
SportMediaset and La Gazzetta dello Sport reported earlier today that the decision has been made to bring the Growth Decree to an end, and it will not just apply from the next transfer window but also to signings made from 1 July 2023 onwards.
However, Calcio e Finanza are reporting that the scrapping of the tax relief scheme should not concern professional athletes. Everything revolves around the sentence contained in the statement released by the Government at the end of yesterday’s Council of Ministers.
“The provisions already foreseen for researchers, university professors and sports workers remain unchanged,” it states.
As Calcio e Finanza learned from sources in the Ministry of Sport, in fact, the sentence in the press release means that the rule will remain valid as it is currently valid today. Therefore, there is no ceiling on incomes of €600k per year for football players.
The rule, modified in 2019 to also include professional athletes, provides tax advantages for those who move their residence to Italy, as long as they have not had a residence in Italy for two years prior and will stay in the country for two years.
Concern still remains high in football circles, so much so that discussions are already underway between the leaders and politicians with the aim of having a parliamentary path that can guarantee the maintenance of the Decree.
This is also why the issue will be further explored by the Lega Serie A in various meetings starting tomorrow, precisely to try to avoid the cancellation of the rule.
The push remains strong from those who would like the Growth Decree to be canceled anyway, such as the Assocalciatori led by Umberto Calcagno.
“I continue to hope that it will be eliminated, it is an extremely unfair rule and we will continue to fight for it to be cancelled,” he said.
