THINGS The Rest in the South incentive 2.0 promotes the start of economic initiatives in the form of self-employment, freelance profession and business activity in the following regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily. The financial allocation is 356,4 million euros.
WHO IS IT ADDRESSED TO The incentive is aimed at young people 18 years already completed and i 35 years not yet completed in possession of at least one of the following requirements:
- they are unemployed, inactive or unemployed
- they are unemployed from the GOL Program (Guarantee of worker employability)
- they are “working poor” workers, with income from employment or self-employment corresponding to a gross tax equal to or lower than the deductions due pursuant to art.. 13 of the consolidated text on income taxes referred to in Presidential Decree no. 91/1986
- Economic initiatives launched in the month preceding the date of submission of the application and which are inactive on the same date are eligible for the benefits..
Economic initiatives can be started in the following forms:
- self-employment
- individual enterprise
- general partnership
- limited partnership
- limited liability company
- cooperative society
- freelance profession
- society between professionals
WHAT CAN BE DONE With Resto al Sud 2.0 they are financeable:
- productive activities operating in the industrial and craft sectors, as well as the transformation of agricultural products, from fishing and aquaculture
- activities related to the provision of services to people and businesses
- activities operating in the tourism sector
- trade-related activities
- freelance activities (both individually and corporately)
- Primary production activities in the agricultural sectors are excluded, of fishing and aquaculture.
CONCESSIONS The following discounts are available:
- non-refundable voucher up to an amount of 40.000 euro (elevating to 50.000 euros in case of increase)
- contribution of 75% non-repayable for investment programs that have a maximum amount of 120.000 euro
- contribution of 70% non-repayable for investment programs that have an amount between 120.000 euro e 200.000 euro
Increase For the voucher only, an increase of may be granted 10.000 euro, if expressly requested in the application, in the presence of one of the following conditions:
- at least the 20% of the admitted expenses can be traced back to capital goods, material or immaterial, o innovative services on a technological-digital level or aimed at ensuring environmental sustainability or energy saving
- are acquired, for an amount not less than 50% of the increase itself, technical-specialist consultancy, provided exclusively by ETS registered with RUNTS and aimed at:
- design and development of innovative solutions, process or product
- design, development, creation and validation of prototypes, models, pictures, matrices
- acquisition of environmental or energy certifications
Economic initiatives eligible for benefits are recipients of the following services:
- technical support tutoring (provided by Invitalia) to provide assistance in the business start-up and expense reporting phases
- management tutoring (activated by Invitalia and implemented by the National Microcredit Agency) to support initiatives in the market entry phase and in managing the critical issues typical of the startup phases
ELIGIBLE EXPENSES The following expenses are eligible for relief:
- construction works relating to renovation and extraordinary maintenance interventions (only for the "contribution for investment programs" incentive instrument and within the limit of 50% of eligible expenses)
- machinery, plants, Brand new equipment and furnishings
- computer programs and services for information and telecommunications technologies, including software use licenses, the design and development of application software, of digital platforms and apps
- intangible assets, with particular reference to the acquisition of skills aimed at product development, services, processes with high technological content, to the design and development of web portals for promotional and visual or digital brand purposes, to the conception and creation of brands and names
- technical-specialist consultancy provided by ETS (within the limit of 30% of eligible expenses) finalized:
- to the design and development of innovative solutions, both process and product
- to planning, to development, to the creation and analysis of prototypes, models, molds and matrices
- to the acquisition of environmental and/or energy certifications
The following expenses are therefore excluded:
- purchase of land
- purchase of real estate
- consultancy for preparing the subsidy application
- legal advice, fiscal and tax matters
- raw materials and semi-finished products
- personal
- utilities
- locations
- non-technical-specialist consultancy
- leasing
SUBMIT THE APPLICATION How the application is presented? Applications can only be submitted online, through the personal area of Invitalia, which can be accessed via digital identity (Spid, CNS, CIE). Possession of a digital signature and certified email is also required (PEC). During registration of the economic initiative by the owner/legal representative, it is possible to choose any delegates only to fill out the application. Sending must always be carried out by the owner/legal representative, after uploading the application, filled in and digitally signed, together with the relevant attachments available in the Forms for submitting the application section. Sending completed, a certificate of presentation is issued with indication of the protocol, of the date and time of transmission.
