The judgement is viewed with great respect, taking its cues for improvement. But it is worth pointing out that the issue on which the Constitutional Court has ruled affects a set of policies whose objective is multiple: to guarantee opportunities and tools to those who decide to continue living in a beautiful but at the same time difficult area such as the mountains, to respect the environment and, last but not least, to create conditions of social solidarity.
This is how the provincial government of Trento comments on the sentence of the Constitutional Court, which, with reference to the exemption from the building contribution for the first home provided by provincial law 15 of 2015, asks the administration to review the provincial system of exemptions from the building contribution. Among other things, the provincial legislation provides for exemptions from the building contribution also in relation to interventions for the recovery and reuse of the existing building stock. According to the Court, the system should be oriented towards the protection of other constitutional principles to avoid creating unnecessary privileges. "In reality," notes the Council, "our territory is a virtuous example especially in terms of redevelopment and reuse of the existing building stock and this is because the incentive was made possible also thanks to the provision of mechanisms for exemption from the building contribution. Considering its competence in urban planning and building matters intact, exercised over time with a deep sense of responsibility and respect for the territory, the Province will in any case take care to analyse in detail when prescribed by the Court in order to improve the instruments adopted, safeguarding the principles underlying the law approved by the Provincial Council at the time.
Publication date: 19/11/2024
