date:Aug 09, 2016
, with the amount of waste tax owed reduced the more a business donates.
As The Independent reported, penalties for giving away food past its best before date have been removed, too.
That's expected to benefit the countless people in Italy struggling to put food on the table.
The provision was hailed by food charities.
With the new law, we now aim at doubling the tonnes of food we gather and distribute (to other charities assisting poor), Marco Lucchini, director-general of Italian Food Bank