A political dispute over tax-debt relief has opened in Quindici, in the province of Avellino, pitting minority group leader Carmine Scibelli against deputy mayor Giammichele Palmese over whether residents can access the national "Rottamazione quinquies" procedure.
The exchange, reported by IrpiniaNews, centers on a practical question for taxpayers: which facilitated-settlement channel applies to local tax debts in Quindici — the national procedure administered through Agenzia delle Entrate-Riscossione, or an autonomous municipal procedure?
What the dispute is about
According to the local report, Scibelli, leader of the minority group "Futuro Nazionale," says the municipality did not join the Agenzia delle Entrate-Riscossione "Rottamazione quinquies."
Scibelli says the minority supported a council proposal discussed on 14 July and argues that residents expected access to the national measure, including the possibility of paying eligible tax debts in instalments.
Palmese responds that Quindici could not use that Agenzia delle Entrate-Riscossione channel because the municipality had not assigned the relevant 2016–2025 TARI, IMU and TASI charges to the agency.
The exact wording and legal effect of the 14 July council vote could not be independently checked from the materials available, so the competing claims remain attributed to the two officials.
Two different versions of relief
Palmese says Quindici is instead applying an autonomous facilitated-settlement procedure, under which penalties and interest are removed from its own tax notices.
The local article links that autonomous procedure to Law 199/2025. The official Normattiva entry identifies Law 199/2025, No. 199 of 30 December 2025, as the state budget law for 2026 and the three-year budget for 2026–2028, published in Official Gazette No. 301 of 30 December 2025.
Scibelli rejects the administration's explanation. He maintains that the national measure was the "true" relief mechanism for taxpayers and says the minority will seek clarification at the next council meeting.
Why the AdER question matters for residents
The distinction at the heart of the exchange matters because the two routes work differently:
First, the national "Rottamazione quinquies" route discussed by Scibelli would run through Agenzia delle Entrate-Riscossione. Palmese's position is that this route was unavailable in Quindici because the relevant municipal charges had not been transferred to that agency.
Second, the autonomous route described by Palmese would run through the municipality itself, with relief applied to municipal tax notices by removing penalties and interest.
The available reporting does not provide the detailed text of the municipal procedure, nor does it quantify the affected taxpayers, the amounts involved, or the penalties and interest at issue. It also does not independently confirm the precise instalment conditions cited in connection with the national measure.
Residents seeking to understand their position will therefore need the municipality to clarify which debts are covered, how to apply, and what deadlines apply under the local procedure.
A wider context of financial strain
The tax-relief dispute comes against a broader local background of financial distress and pressure to reduce taxation.
A June 2026 interview describes Quindici's financial difficulties, including a debt crisis dating back to 2015, and reports the mayor's stated goal of reducing taxes after resolving the crisis.
That context helps explain why the choice of settlement procedure has become politically sensitive: for households facing TARI, IMU and TASI arrears, the applicable rules affect how much is ultimately payable and over what period.
What happens next
For now, both positions remain on the record without independent verification of the underlying municipal tax records. Palmese's statement about which charges were or were not assigned to Agenzia delle Entrate-Riscossione is attributed to him rather than independently verified.
The next step announced so far is political rather than administrative: Scibelli says the minority intends to seek further clarification at the next council meeting.
