Meloni denies the rumors about the cancellation of the safeguard clause on severance pay: 'It's an election campaign or they haven't read the provision'

The denial comes directly from the government to the rumors circulating in recent days according to which the alleged cancellation of the safeguard clause contained in the tax reform would have led to a new taxation of severance pay starting from 1 January 2027. "I read some posts by leading exponents of the Democratic Party and I honestly don't know what is more serious: whether, when they wrote them, they were aware that they were telling something false or whether they were not", declared the Prime Minister. "They tell us that from 2027 the Government would have made the safeguard clause on severance pay disappear, with a 'silent blow' to the detriment of workers. And to demonstrate this they triumphantly cite the repeal provided for by article 376 of Legislative Decree 117/2026. There is only one small problem. What they are citing is a consolidated text". "And in the exact same decree", added Meloni, "before arriving at article 376, it would have been enough to stop at article 21. In paragraph 11 the safeguard clause on severance pay is there, black and white. And, in case it wasn't clear enough, the same article expressly refers to it. So what really happens? A very simple thing. The Consolidated Law rearranges the regulations, reproduces the safeguard clause in the new legislation and repeals the old provision that it replaces". "They, however" - said Meloni again - "take the repeal of the old law and present it as the abolition of protection. Is it an electoral campaign? Don't they know how a Consolidated Law works? I fear it is much worse: that they haven't even read the provision they are commenting on. Because it would have been difficult to get to article 376 without realizing that article 21 contradicts the whole story".

Gusmeroli: "No to changes. More favorable taxation remains"