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Abolizione Dell'imu Per La Prima Casa COMUNE DI FONDI (provincia di Latina) ORIGINALE Delibe~onen. 13 del 27/312013 VERBALE DI DELmERAZIONE DEL CONSIGLIO COMUNALE Adunanza straordinaria di I convocazione - seduta pubblica Oggetto: Mozione per l'abolizione dell'IMU per la prima casa L'anno duemilatredici, adcli ventisette del mese di mano alle ore 9,43 nella sala delle adunanze consiliari Previa l'osservanza di tutte le formalità prescritte dalla vigente legge comunale e provinciale, vennero oggi convocati a seduta i componenti del Consiglio Comunale neIl e persone d el•. sl~.n: Presente Assente 1) Salvatore De Meo Sindaco l 2) Parisella Piero Componente 2 3) Trani Giovanni Componente 1 4) La Rocca Guido Componente 3 5) Sansoni Alessandro Componente 4 6) Carnevale Marco Antonio Componente 5 7) Corina Luigi Componente 2 8) Mattei Vincenzo Componente 6 9) Leone Oronzo Componente 3 lO) Muccitelli Roberta Componente 7 11) Ref"mi Vincenzo Componente 8 121 Paparello Elio Componente 9 13) Spagnardi Claudio Componente lO 14) Saccoccio Carlo Componente 4 15) Coppa Biagio Componente Il 16) Gentile Sergio Componente 12 17) Giuliano Elisabetta Componente 13 18) Marino Maria Luigia Componente 14 19) Di Manno Giulio Cesare Componente 15 20) Cima Maurizio Vincenzo Componente 16 21) Cardinale Franco Componente 5 22) Fiore Giorgio Componente 6 23) Turchetta El!idio Componente 17 24) Padula Claudio Componente 7 25) Forte Antonio Componente 18 26) Paparello Maria Civita Componente 19 27) Faiola Arnaldo Componente 8 28) Fiore Bruno Componente 20 29) Di Manno Giancarlo Componente 21 30) De Luca Luil!i Componente 22 31) Trani Vincenzo Rocco Componente 9 ASSIste il segretarIO generale don. Francesco Loncchlo Essendo legale il numero degli intervenuti, la prof.ssa Maria Luigia Marino assume la presidenza e dichiara aperta la seduta per la trattazione dell'argomento sopra indicato Preso atto della mozione per l'abolizione dell 'IMU per la prima casa, presentata dal consigliere Egidio Turchetta, in data 21 marzo2013, prot. 15357/A; Dato atto della discussione come risulta dagli interventi, la cui trascrizione viene allegata al presente atto; Dato atto altresÌ che al momento della votazione risulta assente il Presidente del Consiglio Maria Luigia Marino, sostituito dal Vice- Presidente Vincenzo Mattei; Con la seguente votazione: Favorevoli n.6 (Turchetta Egidio, Forte Antonio, Paparello Maria Civita, Fiore Bruno, Di Manno Giancarlo, de Luca Luigi); Contrari n.15; IL CONSIGLIO COMUNALE Respinge la mozione per l 'abolizione dell 'IMU per la prima casa, (allegato l) per le motivazioni meglio specificate nell'allegata trascrizione degli interventi (AlI. 2) che fanno parte integrante del presente atto. COMUNE DI FONDI (LT) Allegato ..:.), •. alla deliberazione n.~g?:.:~g~~~~ni~~1kJ 3 é COMUNE DI FONDI COMUNE DI FONDI AI Presidente del Consiglio Comunale 2 1 MAR, 20 3 P~of.ssa Maria Luigia Marino AI Sindaco -'7 Dott. Salvatore De Meo Oggetto: Mozione per "abolizione dell'IMU per la prima casa Premesso che il sottoscritto, insieme ad altri consiglieri, ha da tempo chiesto la soppressione dell'IMU per l'abitazione principale, per altro interamente incassata dai comuni, indicandc anche come sopperire al mancato introito; Considerato il periodo di forte crisi che da qualche anno attraversano le famiglie e le diverse attività commerciali; Ritenuto che una politica più sobria e giusta e con meno tasse, sarebbe auspicabile da parte dell'Amministrazione per rimettere in moto i consumi e l'economia cittadina; SI CHIEDE al Sindaco ed al Consiglio comunale, di abolire l'IMU per la prima casa e di ridurre ai minimi di legge l'imposta per le seconde case, per i lotti edificabili e per gli annessi agricoli. Così facendo si eviterebbe la chiusura di ulteriori attività con il conseguente aumento della disoccupazione e del disagio sociale. Il Consiglier Fondi 21/03/2013 PUNTO N. 7 ALL'ORDINE DEL GIORNO - MOZIONE PER L'ABOLIZIONE DELL'IMU PER LA PRIMA CASA. COMUNE DI FONDI (LT) Allegato .. !. alla deliberazione del Consiglio Com~na\e CONS. TURCHETTA n . ..... t1.~ ......... del.l.ç}I~.'J.ll.~~~ Mi scuso se oggi prendo la parola magari a più riprese, ma evidentemente così deve essere. Mi rivolgo ai cittadini, ai concittadini, riassumendo molto brevemente un po' quello che insieme a altri Consiglieri comunali stiamo portando avanti ormai da qualche anno. Ebbene già nell'estate scorsa 2012 abbiamo avuto modo, attraverso una mozione scritta, io, il Cons. Antonio Forte e il Cons. Giorgio Fiore di portare all'attenzione di questa massima assise allora la riduzione ai minimi di legge che riguardava l'Imu della prima casa, l'Imu per le seconde case per i terreni edificabili e 1'Imu sugli annessi agricoli. Questa maggioranza amministrativa ha bocciato questa richiesta, adducendo le loro motivazioni, e praticamente i fondani hanno dovuto pagare un prezzo salatissimo per quanto riguarda l'Imu, che - lo ricordo a tutti noi - con l'adeguamento degli estimi catastali il valore imponibile sul quale calcolare l'Imu è aumentato prima di un 5% e poi di un ulteriore 60%, praticamente di circa il 70%. Lo dico per chi ci ascolta: se prima su un appartamento dovevamo calcolare l'Imu su una base di 100 mila Euro, oggi dobbiamo calcolare l'Imu su una base di 170 mila Euro circa, Euro più Euro meno. Quindi c'è stato già un aumento, da parte degli enti centrali, di quasi il 70%, ecco perché noi chiedevamo ai riduzione ai termini di legge dell 'Imu che riguardava prima casa, seconda casa, terreni edificabili, annessi agricoli, visto anche la grave crisi che stiamo vivendo ormai da qualche anno. Ebbene questa maggioranza non ha ritenuto di aderire a questa nostra mozione e i fondani hanno dovuto pagare l'Imu che ognuno sa di avere pagato, abbastanza salata. Successivamente io ho chiesto sempre al Sindaco - eravamo in campagna elettorale - di fare una delibera di Giunta Comunale e adeguarsi a quanto detto in campagna elettorale dal Presidente Silvio Berlusconi, che - lo voglio dire, se qualcuno non l'avesse capito - è il fondatore, il leader del Pdl, che è il partito al quale il Sindaco e questa maggioranza amministrativa fa parte, ebbene invitavo il Sindaco a fare un atto di coerenza politica attraverso una delibera di Giunta Comunale e togliere, già da qualche mese, l'Imu per la prima casa, visto che l'Imu per la prima casa è interamente incassato dal Comune. Non dobbiamo aspettarci - Sindaco, lei lo sa bene - nessun provvedimento governativo o di questo o di quel leader nazionale! Coerentemente con la politica che stiamo portando avanti da anni, avremmo già dovuto fare una deliberazione di Giunta Comunale e abolire l'Imu per la prima casa. Mi sembra che avete fatto orecchie da mercante, non mi avete risposto nemmeno, io ho fatto un comunicato stampa, ma non è questo il problema, non avete risposto ai cittadini, ai fondani, che non avete risposto a me lascia il tempo che trova, cioè io vado per la mia strada e non c'è problema. Pago l Verbale del Consiglio Comunale di data 27 marzo 2013 Oggi cosa stiamo a chiedere con questa mozione scritta? Stiamo chiedendo un voto di questo Consiglio Comunale per abolire l'Imu per la prima casa e per ridurre ai minimi di legge, cioè al 7,6 per mille e non al 9 per mille, l'Imu per la seconda casa e per i terreni edificabili e l'Imu per gli annessi agricoli non al 2 per mille, ma all'un per mille come la Legge ci consente. Questo sarebbe non solo un segnale, ma sarebbe una boccata d'ossigeno per aziende agricole, per commercianti, per attività industriali, per le famiglie, perché - non ce lo dimentichiamo - la casa è il bene inalienabile, addirittura il Presidente Berlusconi lo vuole rendere anche impignorabile! Ma voi di quale partito fate parte? Forse sono sceso qua in mezzo dei marziani, non lo so! Penso che voi fate parte del Pdl, del partito di Silvio Berlusconi fino a prova contraria! Ebbene abolire l'Imu per la prima casa e ridurre ai minimi di legge le altre aliquote sapete cosa significa, signori? Significa fare rimanere in tasca alle famiglie di Fondi parecchie centinaia di Euro in più all'anno, significa che in ogni negozio, in ogni attività commerciale ognuno di noi può entrare più spesso, può spendere, può fare circolare il denaro, può ridare fiato, può rimuovere l'economia di questa Città, che è ai piedi di Pilato, questo significa! Ecco perché noi stiamo chiedendo questo provvedimento, che non è solo importante, è indispensabile per dare un segnale alla nostra economia, alla nostra occupazione. Un'ultimissima cosa e chiudo. Noi siamo anche dei cittadini, siamo dei padri di famiglia, ma dove viviamo? Ognuno di noi sa le tasse aumentate a tutti i livelli, tasse governative, regionali, provinciali, comunali, le accise si sprecano, la benzina che è arrivata alle stelle, io non so più come fanno i nostri concittadini ancora a non venire tutti qua sopra il Comune da lei, Sindaco, non so ancora come non lo fanno! E in questo siamo massimamente responsabili. Quindi questa è la nostra richiesta, e perché ve la facciamo oggi? Perché la facciamo oggi perché voi vi accingete a approvare il bilancio comunale di previsione 2013 e, prima di approvare il bilancio di previsione, dovete prendere questa importante decisione, iniziativa, diamo un segnale ai nostri concittadini che stiamo amministrando veramente con sobrietà, con oculatezza i soldi di ognuno di noi, perché con la revisione degli estimi catastali, cari signori, voi oggi state introitando milioni di Euro in più rispetto ai passati anni, alle passate amministrazioni. Non vi basta dire che sono diminuiti i finanziamenti statali, voi non volete entrare nell'ottica che tutte le famiglie fondane e italiane stanno vivendo. Bisogna stringere la cinghia, anche voi più sobrietà, meno feste, meno sprechi, meno consulenze! Non possiamo più prescindere, sono finiti i tempi ai quali magari ho partecipato anch'io, oggi la situazione è drammatica, cercate di rendervene conto, perché la gente non sa più come fare.
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