
Agricultural businesses have until 30 September to apply for the tax credit of up to 20% on fuel purchases made between March and May 2026, with a maximum ceiling of 50,000 euros per business and a total allocation of 89.8 million euros.
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The Masaf-MEF interministerial decree of 27 July 2026 n. 365846 established a tax credit for agricultural businesses for the purchase of fuel, with Agea publishing the operating procedures starting from 6 August 2026.
Race against time to submit an application to access the tax credit dedicated to agricultural businesses for the purchase of fuel. The deadline for submitting applications relating to fuel purchases made in the months of March, April and May is set for September 30th.
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The decree that ordered this was dated 27 July and grants agricultural businesses a relief of up to 20% of the expenses incurred net of VAT. The deadline for submitting requests (strictly through the portal of the National Agricultural Information Service, Sian) was set for August 6th.
In this regard, the Agency for Agricultural Payments (Agea) today recalled that it had immediately followed up on the measures envisaged by the Masaf-MEF interministerial decree of 27 July 2026 n. 365846, publishing already on 6 August the procedures for requesting the subsidized credit on the purchase of diesel and petrol - the references are both to the Agea Coordination circular - https://www.agea.gov.it/portale-agea/normative/circolare-agea-n-64702-del-31-luglio-2026 - and to the operating instructions of the Agea Paying Body - https://www.agea.gov.it/portale-agea/normative/istruzioni-operative-n-72-prot-65982-del-5-agosto-2026.
The total allocation foreseen for subsidies for agricultural businesses amounts to 89.8 million euros.
It should be remembered that the credit recognized to the individual company cannot exceed the amount of 50 thousand euros. To obtain the benefit, it is necessary to present invoices relating to purchases made in the period considered and therefore between 1 March and 31 May 2026.

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