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22 September 2019 "I judge the tax system unfair and inefficient. We must arrive at an organic discipline that creates a true alliance between the honest citizen and the physicist. We must rearrange all the legislation" and "we are in favor of even prison sentences for the cases of full-blown evasion, those who make mistakes must pay heavily ". Premier Giuseppe Conte speaks from the stage of the CGIL festival in Lecce and addresses many questions regarding the old and the new executive. "We will have two or three years to work on this tax reorganization plan", and the state's response adds "it must be rapid and those who make mistakes pay. We are in favor of even prison sentences for cases of serious and overt tax evasion". And speaking of amnesties, the premier commented: "The facilitated definitions for me are a 'one-off', the amnesties cannot become an integral part of the fiscal discipline".

"Quota 100 will be maintained but it is not panacea"
In comparison with the secretary of the CGIL, Maurizio Landini, the premier spoke of one of the provisions of the previous government, quota 100, definindo the measure "temporary, introduced to heal a wound, a vulnus. It will be maintained, but it is not the panacea of ​​the pension system problems ".

"Risk of going understaffed, taking advantage of turn over unlocking"
"On the public administration we risk going under staffing, we must exploit the release of the turn-over and replenish the staff. Overall, the PA is perceived in a way that is not entirely positive, we must also work on this", said the premier.

"Young people are priorities, we will propose a woman option again"
"We intend to revive the option of women. Today the real problem is young people, we have to think of them, they seriously risk not succeeding. That's why I talked about integrating the supplementary pension fund and it is necessary to work at a pension equalization taking care of those in a disadvantageous position" .

Climate, "incentives for companies that will adopt good practices"
Compared to the climate emergency "in the European Union a different attitude is maturing, in the first councils there was a more resistant attitude. Now Germany has announced a turning point, we have a primacy on renewable energies and we have announced a Green New Deal. There is the determination to invest also with incentive mechanisms for companies that will demonstrate that they are orienting the country towards an attitude of greater respect for biodiversity, attention to climate change, a circular economy, which will turn into advantages for those who make these practices their own with respect to who will be left behind ". Thus said the President of the Council, Giuseppe Conte, speaking at the days of work in Lecce. "in the clash with minister Costa in March, we met the boys of the Friday For Future at Palazzo Chigi and we said that this contribution should not be left alone but mature in the streets, but it should be brought into the palaces. there will be support from those guys ".

"Tax advantages and structural interventions for the South"
In his speech, the premier then spoke of the North-South "certified, even at European level" gap. And he recalled: "I always say that if we raise the South we also favor the North, because the domestic demand of the country is weak. We must carry out the Constitution which does not stop only on equality, it is formal but foresees that it is the duty of Republic remove the obstacles that prevent all citizens, with equal dignity, from being able to contribute to the cultural, political and economic life of the country ". Conte then takes up one of the issues addressed during the first meeting with the chairman of the EU commission Ursula vonder Leyen: "Why does Italy have to suffer social dumping from other EU countries? Our companies move abroad, to countries EU where they find tax benefits and low-cost labor, a tax advantage is needed for the entire southern area and a structured intervention ", underlines Conte underlining the importance of the institutional development contracts put in place by the government.

Landini: "Ok to cut the tax wedge, the more you pay the more"
"We totally agree with the cutting of the tax wedge. We represent those who pay taxes, doing their duty as citizens. We also like to talk about progressivity again: those who take more and those who have more must pay more ". Thus the general secretary of the CGIL, Maurizio Landini, during the dialogue with Prime Minister Conte. Recalling the word "change", Landini added: "If people see the net in paychecks that increases they understand the turning point".