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May 29, 2020 Pending European funds, 'Recovery fund' or MES or both, Italy urgently needs new resources to keep up an economy that has been severely tested by the pandemic. To have fresh funds within a couple of months, and not next year, the government could ask for a new budget shift, to approve another economic decree in deficit.

Conte anticipated this to the mayors of the metropolitan cities and to the Anci. The first citizens, Ansa tells who was present, raise their tone, to report the risk of default. Luigi De Magistris threatens to hand over the keys of the Municipality of Naples to Palazzo Chigi after bankruptcy. Virginia Raggi warns that there is a risk of turning off the lights on the streets of Rome. Luigi Brugnaro complains that ministers and undersecretaries do not understand the seriousness of the situation. Two hours, says a source, very tense. Up to Conte's commitment: another 3 billion will come for the Municipalities, over 3.5 million allocated in the relaunch decree. But with a new measure, which will probably be financed in deficit, with a new request for budgetary deviation from Parliament. 

It is a question of financing new social safety nets and supporting work when the layoff blockade expires, but also helping economic sectors that will not recover as easily as tourism. To meet those needs, it is better to access immediately, says Iv Luigi Marattin, also to the Mes funds. But on the point, Conte does not seem to have changed his mind: Parliament will evaluate and decide. The moment of the decision could fall after the EU Council of 19 June, when it will be better understood what difficulties the discussions on the Recovery Fund will pose.

European Commissioner Gentiloni and the President of the European Parliament Sassoli have once again reminded that it will not be the EU that will decide, but that Italy will only be able to take full advantage of European resources if it is able to present credible and coherent economic recovery projects recovery fund guidelines. 

The backbone of the interventions could begin to outline in the coming weeks, with the National Reform Plan, and then have a complete picture (and tax reform) with the maneuver. Nicola Zingaretti lists his priorities and from Roberto Fico to Dario Franceschini the voices of those who believe that a future structural alliance Pd-M5s could rest on these reforms. 

If the Pd are convinced that the request for EU funds cannot be justified by the project to cut taxes, M5s and Iv want to start from there, asking to abolish the Irap and lower the personal income tax rates. But first comes the Family act: Iv expected him to go to the CDM in the day and instead the provision slips, for lack of cover. "We are calm, we have confidence in Conte", say the Renzians, who are ready to fire and flames if the Family Act does not arrive in the CDM next week. And also on this point Renziani have the 5 Star Movement as an ally.