From the 2026Sicily aims to fully exploit their own Special statuteintroducing tax breaks aimed at those who choose to live, invest or work on the island. A novelty expected for almost eighty years, made possible by the approval, on July 15, 2025, of a legislative decree which allows the region of modular local taxes (as Irpef, IRAP and additional), arriving in certain cases up to thezzeration.
A model inspired by the Portuguese experience
The reference is not accidental: the goal is Attract pensioners, professionals and businesseson the example of what has been done in the past by Portugal with the “non -usual residents”. That mechanism had worked for years, but it was then reduced Due to collateral problems: Boom real estate, pressure on public services And local discontent.
The facilities provided and who can benefit from it
The new regional measures include exemptions, deductions and deductions on local taxeswith the possibility of tax compensation managed in collaboration with The Revenue Agency. The incentive is aimed at whom Buy House transferring the residence in Sicily, but also a companies And start -up that open or move the headquarters. Particularly attractive the concessions for foreign pensionersencourage to enjoy the Sicilian sun at facilitated tax conditions.
According to a study by the University of Palermo, the measure could generate up to 8 billion private investments in five years and create beyond 45,000 new jobsespecially in the sectors Tourism, technological agriculture, logistics and advanced manufacture.
But without services, discounts are not enough
In short, a real Eden in Italy. Or maybe not because everything that glitters is not gold. Without a strengthening of public servicesfrom Health Infrastructure to the transportthe risk is that the plan remains one misunderstood promise. The challenge will be Avoid errors Portuguese e involve residentsso that the benefits do not remain concentrated in the hands of a few.
