European Central Bank 24 July 2009, Opinion of the European Central Bank of 24 July 2009 on an amended draft legislative provision on the taxation of the Banca d’Italia’s gold reserves (CON/2009/63)

EN OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 24 July 2009 on an amended draft legislative provision on the taxation of the Banca d’Italia’s gold reserves (CON/2009/63) Introduction and legal basis On 21 July 2009 the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Italian Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance for an opinion on a draft amendment to Article 14 of Decree-Law No 78 of 1