Sunday, August 7, 2016

Minister for the Environment supports increase of IMI for homes with more sunlight – Daily News – Lisbon

Matos Fernandes ensures no conflict with state incentives for the purchase of solar panels.

The Environment Minister said now agree to the changes in IMI who predict that homes with more sun exposure are more penalized by the tax, arguing that there is no contradiction with state incentives to purchase solar panels.

“These changes IMI [tax Municipal on Real Estate] passed the Council of Ministers of course with the approval of the Ministry of Environment, “said Matos Fernandes, told reporters.

Speaking of Paços de Ferreira, where today inaugurated the 47th. edition of Mobile Capital -.. Fair of Furniture and Decoration, the minister insisted there was “no contradiction to resolve”

“It is most important that we we reduce energy consumption by households will be a direct support for this to happen, so that the housing, regardless where they are facing, can be more efficient, “he said.

Denying reporters that there is the part of the Government strategy to give on the one hand with the support for the production of solar energy, and take on the other, with the increase in the IMI for families who have home more sun exposure, Matos Fernandes reiterated: “it is most important that there are incentives for greater energy efficiency in housing and which also includes the consumption. that could be promoted and directly finance the purchase of solar panels and batteries to conserve this energy to save on energy bill of each family. “

the exhibition purpose furniture today visited accompanied the mayor Humberto Brito and leaders of the Business Association of Paços de Ferreira, the Minister said that industrial sector, along with others who use Portuguese raw materials, will benefit from the Government’s strategy to support what he called as “circular economy”.

“what increasingly productive industries such as furniture, which has such a large presence in international markets, may give more importance to what is the final destination of the product when reaches the end of his life, from the very design, choice of materials, manufacturing processes and lower power consumption, “he said.

in September, announced, will be released a web portal with a public component and a private component “to disseminate good practices that already exist today in Portugal and some of them in the furniture industry.”

“We really want to then work with a set of sectors that us accept this challenge to define projects involving business associations, technology centers and universities. “he said, recalling that 57% of business costs related to raw materials

He continued,” the less the industries spend with the acquisition of raw materials, the greater the financial capacity to be able to pay higher wages, innovate and invest. “

Some of the best designs of furniture companies and clay may be subjected to EFTA financial funds in 2017, Matos Fernandes added.

the 47th. Capital Mobile Edition, which brings together about six dozen companies in the sector, will run until August 15 in Paços de Ferreira exhibition center.

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