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11 December 2019The maneuver continues to change, several knots remain to be resolved and the hypothesis of a postponement of the text in the Chamber at the beginning of next week. The majority continues to say that they are certain to be able to give the mandate to the rapporteur, therefore, most likely, tonight we will go on to the bitter end to be able to close.

What could change
A new version of the plastic tax is coming that would drop from 0.50 euros per kilo to 0.45 euros but it would also affect the tetrapak, excluded instead in the last proposal. In the meantime, the introduction of a 15 million fund in 2020 and 25 million from 2021 is being studied to support former Ilva workers. Meanwhile, as the Minister of Labor, Nunzia Catalfo, has anticipated, various hypotheses are being studied, including "a three-year 100% contribution exemption for employers wishing to hire workers in extraordinary administration and therefore in redundancy".

Continuous slips and tight deadlines
During the day the Commission's work continued in fits and starts for the various interruptions. The slowdown was mainly the vote of the majority resolution on the Mes but also the opinions of the government that are still missing, as well as the tensions within the majority. The Democratic Party asks the parties to relax their grip on the sub-amendments, to proceed with the vote on the changes made by the rapporteurs and the government and to allow the landing of the maneuver in the Senate Chamber within the set time.

€ 400 bonus for artificial milk
The work was concluded yesterday around midnight with the approval of the allocation of one million in 2020 for the fund for the Revolving Fund for solidarity with the victims of mafia-type crimes, extortion claims and usury and intentional crimes violent and one million euros to experiment with electronic voting for political, European and referendums for Italians away from home. During the night the go-ahead was also received to stop the discount on the bill for the ecobonus and seismabonus and some provisions on the Human Technopole Foundation. Approved the bonus for the purchase of artificial milk for new mothers who cannot breastfeed. The benefit can be up to a maximum annual amount of 400 euros and up to the sixth month of life of the newborn.

A special fund is set up for the Ministry of Health with 2 million euros for 2020 and 5 million euros starting in 2021. Ok even at the stop of the doubling, from 300 to 600 euros, of the cost of the application for recognition of Italian citizenship by part of the descendants of Italians residing abroad. Go-ahead also to the allocation of 50 million per year for 3 years for urban cycle routes and the confirmation in 2020 of the compensation of 30 euros per day for fishermen during fishing catch. Green light to the possibility for regional institutions that deal with public housing to take advantage of on-site exchange of electricity produced from renewable sources (such as photovoltaic panels) by the same condominiums or public housing.

Ok to another 12.5 million euros for equal kindergarten schools that welcome pupils with disabilities and the tightening of penalties for officials and managers of the PA who do not respect the obligations in terms of transparency. A reduction of 30 to 60% of the end-of-year result allowance is foreseen, which can even reach 43 thousand euros. Stop the Citizenship Income if the recipient is hired for a fixed term, but only for the duration of the employment contract. The benefit therefore no longer lapses as currently envisaged but "freezes" it until those who perceive it return to possess the requisites indicated by the law.