The Regional Prosecutor's Office for Campania of the Court of Auditors, in conclusion of an investigation conducted with the Guardia di Finanza of Naples aimed at verifying the regularity of the state-owned maritime concessions issued by the Maritime Authority, Port System of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea, has ascertained the systematic non-payment of the regional surcharge to the fees state-owned maritime by all operators holders of concessions in the ports of Naples, Salerno and Castellammare di Stabia, allowing more than of 3.1 million euros in unpaid payments.

Recalling that the regional tax on state concessions maritime costs, equal to a percentage varying between 10% and 25% of the related fee, was established by Article 2 of the Law no. 281 of 16 May 1970, and was transposed by the Campania Region by Regional Law No 1 of 26 January 1972, Announcing the results of the survey, the Provincial Command of Napoli of the Guardia di Finanza explained that until 2024, even in light of the Constitutional Court's ruling no. 131/2024, it was erroneously considered that this tax was not applicable to the concessions issued by the System Authorities Port, unlike what happened for concessions issued, for example, by the Municipalities, for the stretches of coastline of respective competence. Following the investigative activities of the Court of Auditors, the Campania Region, as the final owner of the right to the collection of the sums, intervened with the Regional Law No. 13 of 22 July 2025. With this measure, which has innovated the provisions already contained in the law Regional Law no. 5 of 2013, was identified in the of the Port System, as the granting body, the administration holding the power-duty to ascertain and collect the tax from the concessionaires. The Port Authority has then activated by sending 422 notices of formal notice to the dealers found to be in default, ordering payment of the tax due with reference to the last five years.