Aid for capital strengthening - P.L. 6/2023

The facilitation measure supports operations to strengthen the capital structure of the company, carried out by means of a capital increase through a cash contribution by the shareholders, to be initiated after the date of submission of the application.

The subsidised measure, which is implemented under Provincial Law No. 6/2023 "Interventi a sostegno del sistema economico trentino" (Measures to support the Trentino economic system), is governed by the specific provisions of the individual measures relating to the subsidised measure "Aid for operations to strengthen the capital structure of the enterprise" and by the general provisions common to all the measures.

What it finances

Initiatives aimed at strengthening the capital structure of the enterprise through a cash capital increase by the shareholders are facilitated. For applications submitted on or after 18 September 2025, a share capital increase meansan increase in share capital and any newly issued share premium reserve/share capital.

The share capital increase must be fully paid up by the date of completion of the initiative.

Applications are examined by means of an assessment procedure.

Incentive

The incentive measure is 40 per cent of eligible expenditure.

The incentive is granted under the de minimis regime pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2831 of 13 December 2023.

Minimum and maximum expenditure limit

The minimum eligible expenditure must be greater than or equal to EUR 50,000.

The maximum limit of eligible expenditure is EUR 400 thousand.

Capital reinforcement operations must

• refer to operating units located in the territory of the Province of Trento, in possession of specific requirements (check point 3, paragraph 8, of the general provisions common to all interventions)
• be started after the date of submission of the application for the incentive;
• be completed within 1 year from the date of granting of the incentive and, therefore, by that date the amount of the share capital increase by the shareholders must be fully paid up.

Further obligations are laid down in the general provisions common to all the measures and in the specific provisions of the individual measures relating to the aid measure 'Aid for operations to strengthen the capital structure of the firm'.

Small and medium-sized enterprises, meeting the requirements set out in the specific provisions of the individual measures relating to the aid measure 'Aid for operations to strengthen the capital structure of the enterprise' as well as the general provisions common to all the measures.

The requirements include

• Insurance contract to cover damage, directly caused by natural disasters and catastrophic events occurring on national territory, to the assets indicated in paragraph 1 of Article 2424 of the Civil Code, (asset section, item B-II, numbers 1), 2) and 3)), pursuant to Law no. 213/2023 (art. 1, paragraphs 101 et seq. as amended by art. 13 of Decree-Law no. 202/2024 and art. 1 of Decree-Law no. 39/2025).
  The insurance contract is required as an access requirement for applications submitted from:

  • 30 June 2025, for large enterprises;
  • 2 October 2025, for medium-sized enterprises;
  • 1 January 2026, for small enterprises.

  Compliance with the obligation to take out the insurance contract is also required for incentive applications submitted before the aforementioned deadlines and granted after the same.

• Collective contract with respect to its employees, from among those identified in Provincial Council Resolution No. 1758 of 31 October 2024

• Regularity of contributions towards social security and welfare institutions.

The application may be submitted by

• Legal representative
• Delegate

Check the FAQ under 'Further information'.

Each enterprise may submit one application per year, from 1 January to 31 December.

In the event that an application has already been submitted under the subsidised measure 'Aid for operations to strengthen the capital structure of the enterprise', a new application may be submitted only after the date of reporting of the previous subsidised initiative.

The application must be submitted to the examining body - Provincial Agency for the Encouragement of Economic Activities (APIAE) - by certified electronic mail (PEC) to the address: apiae.incentivi@pec.provincia.tn.it.

Each person may submit one application per year, from 1 January to 31 December. For the year 2025, applications may be submitted from 15 July.