The Italian Government is introducing extraordinary economic measures intended to improve the financial stability and the economic competitiveness of Italy, in order to comply with the Maastricht Treaty parameters by 2012 at the latest.
Some of these provisions, set forth in Law Decree no. 78 dated 31 May 2010, published in the Official Gazette of 31 May 2010, introduce significant changes to the legal and tax framework of Real Estate Investment Funds.