Ministerial Decree no. 225/1998, known as the "Bersani Decree", has set aside funds to facilitate the creation of new small and medium sized companies and help modernise those already existing in areas with particular socio-economic features.The City of Turin has identified 7 areas, including the Porta Palazzo area (C.so Regina Margherita, Via Cigna, Lungo Dora Napoli, C.so Principe Oddone. Via Saint Bon, C.so Emilia, C.so Giulio Cesare, Lungo Dora Firenze, C.so Regio Parco, Galleria Umberto1°). To access the funds it is necessary to take part in a public Call for applications managed by Finpiemonte in whch the access criteria, types of intervention and admissible costs are all laid down. The facilitation consists in the provision of a sinking fund contribution equal to 50% of the investment with a maximum of 50,000,000 Lire.The company, Società ASCOT, on behalf of the Porta Palazzo Project Committee, has carried out accompaniment activities providing assistance in the compilation of the applications to all those who have contacted the Committee offices to take part in the Call for applications.

III edition of the call for applications: 15th november 2001
The contribution of the last edition for the Porta Palazzo area comes to 1.450.000.000 Lire (748.862,50 )
For the 2000 edition 34 companies have been assisted by the Gate Offices.
Of these
31 have been put on the list of those eligible for the contribution,
2 have withdrawn and 1 has proved to be non-eligible.
Of 31 companies:
16 are new openings of which
13 have been newly founded with 3 coming from other areas of the city.
15 involve interventions for renewal or extension of companies already present in the area.

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