Released 15 November 2019

The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether tax exemptions granted under Italian law to ports are in line with EU State aid rules.

The Commission has also welcomed the commitment made by Spain to abolish the tax exemption benefitting Spanish ports as from 2020, allowing the Commission to close the procedure concerning Spain.

View State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into tax exemptions for Italian ports; welcomes Spain's commitment to subject ports to corporate tax as from 2020.