The Government approved yesterday a decree-law that exempts from paying the Waste Management Tax municipalities that meet the European targets for preparation for reuse and recycling of urban waste.
According to a communiqué on the meeting of the Council of Ministers, the final version of the decree-law was approved, which amends the General Regime of Waste Management and creates a new model for the allocation of revenues from the Waste Management Tax (WMT).
“The decree strengthens the financing of strategic investments to meet the national and European goals of the circular economy,” reinforces the valorization of construction and demolition waste and adapts the national regime to the new European Regulation relating to the transfers of waste.
The Ministry of the Environment explains that the decree concerns the WMT, fundamental for the prevention, valorization and proper management of waste, in particular the allocation of the majority of the revenue to the Environmental Fund, to finance exclusively projects of waste management and the circular economy.
As for the rules in the construction and demolition waste sector the objective is to increase the reuse of waste to be produced with high valorization potential, “promoting selective deconstruction methods that privilege the waste hierarchy”.
It also reinforces safety in the management of construction and demolition waste containing asbestos.
The changes to the decree also aim to ensure compliance with European rules on the transfer of waste.
The changes are intended to “deepen the Government’s commitment to the transition to a circular economy” and to reinforce support for municipalities and for operators in the waste sector.
