Maneuver halves anti-seismic funds for public buildings in 2027 and 2028

Fewer resources immediately, more funds in subsequent years. The maneuver halves the allocations for the prevention of seismic risk in public buildings for 2027 and 2028, postponing a total of 60 million euros to the two-year period 2029-2030. This is foreseen by article 116 of the Budget Law, which reshapes the Fund for the structural mitigation of the seismic vulnerability of public buildings, established with the 2024 budget.

In detail, the resources drop from 60 to 30 million euros for both 2027 and 2028, while 30 million per year are allocated for 2029 and 2030, years not yet included in the programming. It is therefore not a definitive cut: as the technical report specifies, the modification leaves the overall allocation of the Fund unchanged, redistributing it over a longer period of time. The law also establishes that the Fund distribution decree must be updated by 31 March 2027, adapting the programming to the new distribution of the allocations.

On the reconstruction front, however, in article 113 it is envisaged to assign to L'Aquila an additional extraordinary contribution of 5 million euros per year from 2027 to 2029, for a total of 15 million, intended to meet the administrative needs linked to the 2009 earthquake. For the next year, approximately 3 million are also allocated to guarantee the continuity of the staff involved in the reconstruction, of which 1.79 million for the capital Abruzzo and 1.21 million for the other municipalities in the crater. The annual contributions of 1.5 million for the crater municipalities and 500 thousand euros for the Special Office for Reconstruction have also been extended until 2029.