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DEC. JAN. 2021 XIII ordinary one (only for consumers) and those with zero cash (retailers can also participate). Those who pay by ATM, credit/debit card and the like participate in both draws. What will a restaurateur have to do to participate and how does it work? All you need to do is register at www. lalotteriadegliscontrini.gov.it and, if requested by the client, you will have to match the lottery code with the receipt that your RT recorder will have to issue for the purchase. As of today, about 50% of the retailers have not yet adjusted with the appropriate cash register. We must point out that for 2019 and 2020 a contribution in the form of a tax credit is recognised for the purchase of the telematic cash register or for the adaptation of the old cash register. The bonus is 50% of the expenditure incurred, up to a maximum of 250 euros in case of purchase and 50 euros in case of adaptation. What is the role of The Customs and Monopolies Agency? Will this lottery be able to combat tax evasion? The Customs and Monopolies Agency, in addition to paying the premiums, organises, coordinates and controls the operation with the State Monopolies. The lottery is a new procedure and the effects will be seen in a few months, bearing in mind that the current closures will slow down the operation. The experience of foreign countries has been very good, in China and Taiwan there has been an increase in revenue of over 10%; the same thing has happened in Europe, especially in Portugal and Slovakia. Often, abroad, premiums are not made up of money but of luxury goods and participation in television programmes. Digital payments have also grown from 2019 to the present, despite the difficult period: what are the benefits? The advantages are different, related on the consumer side to having a more secure management of payments, avoiding withdrawing money and incurring possible theft or fraud and loss. On the retailer side, the advantages are similar in some respects, such as the exclusion of theft and fraud. The benefit is to be sought in the long term, as well as highlighting the development of online commerce in recent years, which obliges payments to be traced with significant growth primarily in the younger population. Why are digital payments an innovation compared to cash? The more evolved Countries cannot do without it, the management of cash has a high cost: it is enough to think about the printing of money or the minting of the cents that law has prohibited since 2018, favouring rounding up to 5 cents, a law in reality disregarded. In itself it remains clear that digital currency is a valid instrument to fight against evasion and money laundering. ______________________________ BOX Table of premiums All those who pay with electronic money will participate in both ordinary and zero cash draws. For the latter draw, the winning ticket for the consumer implies victory also for the retailer. Only people over 18 years of age and residents of the area where the business activity is located can participate in the ticket lottery; moreover, some types of purchases such as those of less than 1 euro, purchases made online, purchases made in the exercise of business, art or profession are excluded. ______________________________ BOX Medical or luck expenses? Access to deductions and tax code or lottery code to participate in the prize draw? From 1 January 2021 taxpayers can decide between these two options, i.e. whether to benefit from the 19% deduction and other benefits, or to rely on luck. The two solutions are alternatives and operators who send data to the Health Card system can store only one of the two codes with the Telematic Recorders. The details are provided by the Revenue Agency with measure no. 51449 of 11 November 2020. ______________________________ AT PAGE 46 IN THE PANTRY Fresh foods: here’s how to store them longer Vacuum and chilling can prolong the life of fresh produce, but these practices must be conducted in a way that ensures food safety. by Elena Consonni In this period, it is difficult to plan purchases, especially of fresh products, with a limited shelf life. A tightening of the Prime Minister’s Decree, a “colour change” in your region and purchases made assuming certain consumption rates suddenly become excessive. What can be done? Is throwing everything away or giving it away to employees really the only solution? Fortunately, no, because even in the kitchen there are technologies that make it possible to extend the duration of a fresh food, both raw and cooked, for a longer time. The first is the vacuum. In practice, the food is packaged in a plastic food bag (to prevent molecules from being transferred from the bag to the prepared food), from which a special device removes air before sealing the package. The absence of oxygen makes it possible to lengthen the conservation of the food, inhibiting the growth of bacterial flora, without using preservatives. The vacuum can also be used to cook the product, provided that food bags are made of materials compatible with high temperatures. The second conservation technique is temperature reduction. The blast chiller quickly cools cooked food that is still hot to the heart and can be used at positive temperature (+3°C, ready to be stored in the refrigerator) or negative temperature (from -18°C down, to be stored in the freezer). Compared to slow cooling, lowering the temperature allows the cooked food to be taken out of the most dangerous area for the growth of microorganisms harmful to health or alterative to the product, improving its shelf life. The blast chilling (especially at positive temperature) can be combined with vacuum chilling to further improve the shelf life of the food. Also, in this case both raw and cooked products can be chilled. QUESTION OF TIMING AND LABEL In order to understand how to correctly manage these techniques from the point of view of hygiene and compliance with regulations, we consulted an