Regional Institute Economic Planning of Tuscany

IRPET (The Tuscan Regional Institute for Economic Planning) was founded in 1968 as the technical and scientific branch of CRPET (The Tuscan Regional Committee for Economic Planning) with the aim of carrying out the preliminary studies for the establishment of the regional institution. It became a public institution under the law issued in 1974 by the Tuscan regional authority.
The institute's regulations are currently laid down by Tuscan regional law no. 59 of 29.7.1996 and subsequent amendments and integrations.

The main features of the institute are that:

• it is an independent scientific institution;
• representatives from local bodies, economic categories, universities and the regional authority take part in the institute's bodies;
• it is responsible towards the regional authority, which mainly voices its opinion upon approval of the programme of activities;
• its research activities are aimed at gaining further knowledge of the situation in Tuscany for regional planning requirements.