Applying for the Alto Adige contribution: the steps

Before you apply

Under penalty of exclusion, the application must be submitted before the investment for which the contribution is requested is made. The date of the investment is the date of issue of the invoice. The application must be submitted online before the date of issue of the invoice, including an advance invoice, otherwise the whole investment is excluded from the contribution.

The application must be accompanied by cost estimates or a detailed list of the planned investments.

How the application is made

The application is made electronically through the online service myCivis. Access to the online service requires SPID, the Carta Servizi or the CIE. A duty stamp of €16 has to be bought for the application.

After you apply

An incomplete application that is not completed within 30 days of receiving the office's request is archived. The applicant receives a communication on the acceptance or refusal of the application in about 30 days from sending it. The grant or refusal of the contribution is decided by the director of the competent provincial department.

The payment claim

After the contribution is confirmed, the payment claim must be submitted by 31 December of the following year. For the payment claim the invoice must identify the vehicle with make, model and chassis number. For leasing or long-term rental a copy of the contract is required for the payment claim.

Obligations after payment

The beneficiaries undertake not to sell or rent the subsidised vehicle before two years from the date of the expense document. Leasing and long-term rental contracts must have a duration of at least two years. In the case of leasing or long-term rental the beneficiary undertakes not to withdraw from the contract before two years from its signing. The official sources do not clearly say whether the dealer's price reduction is also required for leasing and long-term rental.

A subsidised vehicle can be replaced within 180 days of its sale by a vehicle of the same category of at least equal value; the new vehicle cannot receive other aid and is subject to the remaining obligations.

If the conditions for the grant were missing or false declarations were made, the beneficiary must repay the whole contribution plus legal interest. If the obligations undertaken are not respected, or residence or seat is moved outside the province of Bolzano within two years, the beneficiary must repay the contribution in part, in proportion to the period of non-compliance, plus legal interest.

Good to know

The vehicle can be bought anywhere, even abroad, provided it is registered in Italy. The competent structure is the administrative office for mobility (Ufficio amministrativo Mobilità) of the autonomous province of Bolzano. This page does not say whether applications can be made now. The resolution refers to filing dates that the service page does not list, so confirm the timing with the competent office. The criteria described here are those in force when the sources were read; they may have changed since.