
The count rises compared to the Dpb tables. Covers from EU flexibility, financial sector, energy, gaming and ministerial cuts.
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The Council of Ministers launched the financial package defining the coverage and main measures for 2027 and 2028.
The bill rises compared to the Dpb tables which indicated interventions for 23.5 billion. Overall, the maneuver is worth approximately 26 billion euros in 2027 and 27 billion in 2028 explains the note from Palazzo Chigi released after the CDM. As regards coverage, around 12 billion euros come from the greater flexibility granted by the two National Escape Clauses and the negotiation with the European Union; 5.5 billion euros from the financial sector and the increase in the Tobin Tax, the tax on financial transactions; approximately 700 million from the energy sector; 700 million from the gaming sector and 1 billion in cuts to the expenses of the Ministries and the Presidency of the Council.
The National Health Fund grows by 3.4 billion more (of which one billion already foreseen by the last budget) compared to 2026. The resources will be allocated to raising the payback ceilings, also providing, for the pharmaceutical sector, a specific contribution to reduce the same for companies that invest in our country and the updating of acute hospital rates, the financing of interventions for Alzheimer's and dementia, and the strengthening of the emergency room allowance. A portion of this further increase is tied to strengthening the salaries of emergency room doctors. Furthermore, a 300 euro voucher is arriving for those over 75 with a pension income of up to 28,000 euros to be used for expenses not covered by the National Health Service. The interested audience is approximately 5.5 million people.
Bonus for young workers under 30: 2500 euros taxed at 1% tax, which can be received in a single payment or in 12 months. A 1% replacement tax on increases in the employment income of young workers has been introduced for 2027, within specific income and amount limits. The exemption limit for fringe benefits for workers aged up to 30 years has been raised to 2,000 euros.
The threshold for accessing the flat-rate scheme for the self-employed rises from 85 thousand to 100 thousand euros. A voucher of up to 500 euros per month is introduced for self-employed parents, for a maximum of three months, aimed at the use of babysitting and childcare services. In the so-called bonus for mothers with at least two children and an income from work not exceeding 40,000 euros per year, the expansion of the range of beneficiaries to include self-employed and fixed-term workers is confirmed.
All the provisions of the previous maneuver expiring at the end of the year have been confirmed, a package worth over 9 billion, among these: tax credit for investments in the Single SEZ of the South, 1% taxation of productivity bonuses, bonus for working mothers and super deduction of labor costs at 120% 'the more you hire, the less you pay'. The 5% preferential tax rate on increases in contract renewals has also been confirmed, which has incentivized the renewal of contracts for over 4 million 250 thousand workers.
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Examination and approval of the maneuver in Parliament
Very likely · Within months

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