The government thinks again. The school cuts which would have affected almost 7 thousand units of teaching staff and ATA are excluded from the measure, resulting in savings for the state coffers of 85 million in 2027 and 250 from the following year. Uil leader Pierpaolo Bombardieri made the announcement, leaving the meeting at Palazzo Chigi between the government and the social partners: "I have good news, the intervention will be withdrawn".
The Minister of Education quickly confirmed: "I judge the overcoming of the looming cut positively". "It's a good sign" comments Anief, the education sector union. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, for her part, specifies that "they were not cuts" claiming how much is allocated in terms of resources, but, she explains, "we decided to give a further signal of attention because the school is much more than a budget item, it is the place where we decide what nation we will be in 20 years". But it is not just the education sector that is destined to change.
During the meetings with the social partners, which lasted almost eight hours with the participation of a large delegation of ministers, there were, in fact, openings on the health front as well as - albeit with greater uncertainty - on the social security front. "They are continuing to check availability and all those that become practicable will be transferred to healthcare", explains CISL secretary Daniela Fumarola. And an effort will also be made on pensions, the CISL leader states again, during the parliamentary process of the measure. Bombardieri, however, is more pessimistic, speaking of "closure" on this front and asking that, for this reason, the 850 million from the fund for early exits be made available. Even more critical is the CGIL which did not participate in the meeting with the secretary Maurizio Landini but with the confederal secretary Christian Rossi and confirmed the general strike of the 20th. In any case, if to this we add the ongoing discussions on superbonus and the exit tax, on the table, at the moment, is a possible non-negligible rewriting of the budget law. The 2023 'credit spread' rule is one of the most criticized in the interventions of all the trade associations sitting at the table. "The government has said it is working" on the point, explains the director general of ANCE Romain Bocognani.
The details of a possible adjustment need to be understood which, in the rumors of recent days, seemed to be able to materialize in a threshold to exclude small businesses. "Let's see. Our position is the one we have already made clear", comments the Abi on the point. Even on the exit tax front, the new tax foreseen by the budget for those who transfer their tax residence abroad, there would be work in progress as also announced by the Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti. It remains to be seen whether the threshold above which the tax will rise to 26% will be raised. A point which FI, which has already announced amendments, particularly insists on. The obstacle of resources that can be deployed remains. Also because, the head of the Treasury would have pointed out, "prudence" remains "indispensable" in the face of a complex international situation. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Meloni is also defending the plan of the measure, starting the video campaign in defense of the last budget law of the legislature, claiming the defense of the middle class and the things done so far.
Triggering, in short order, the reply of the Dem secretary Elly Schlein and the M5s leader, Giuseppe Conte, who, again on video, return to attacking the government's policies. Meanwhile, the majority parties are working on their proposals. If Noi Moderati makes it known that it will present an amendment to strengthen the revaluation of middle class pensions, the League works to extend the flat rate regime also to professionals under 40 who decide to set up in a company. In the meantime, discussions are underway, says the president of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, on the resources to cover the Regions' lost revenue due to the cancellation of car tax.
