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10 October 2019 "We believe that the philosophy of the maneuver has been well understood, we have confidence in the dialogue with the European Commission". Thus stated Economy Minister, Roberto Gualtieri, at the end of the Ecofin. "I met Moscovici and Dombrovskis, the contacts are positive - said Gualtieri - the Commission must wait to examine the maneuver, knows the numbers of Nadef, we illustrated the contents and the logic that led us to identify 2.2% as balance point to keep the debt on a downward trajectory and not make a restrictive maneuver ". "This has led us to identify a balance point of responsible expansion that allows us to use a certain flexibility. There is optimism and we will continue in our commitment," he concluded.

Downside risks
"The budget is limited, but it represents an important first step". Today at Ecofin "there has been an important debate on the economic situation, the Commission has shown that downside risks remain. The situation is not one of crisis, but of slowing down, we must not be dramatic". Thus the Economy Minister, Roberto Gualtieri, during a press conference in Luxembourg at the end of the Ecofin.

Fight against evasion
"The fight against tax evasion does not have a national dimension, but an international projection with themes such as tax havens and digital tax. We are among the leading countries among those who want to move forward in strengthening the principles of equity", says Gualtieri.

Digital tax in January
"As is well known, Italy has the digital tax, we will put it into effect on January 1st, it is one of the components of the maneuver". The measure "was there, but it was not operational", explained Gualtieri, specifying that "we do not want only the Italian digital tax, but we want it to be placed within an internationally defined measure. We will do ours anyway, but we are an active part of the negotiations that we will continue in Washington at the G20 ".

With normal EU dialectics
"We hope that the maneuver will be evaluated positively by the EU Commission, without discards or other events that we have seen in the past and that instead the comparison falls within a normal dialectic, with clarifications, evaluations, examinations, all nuances provided, but that do not lead to particular shocks ".

Panetta in the ECB
"I would like to express satisfaction with the vote with which the Council has recommended the appointment of Fabio Panetta in the ECB, it is an important recognition for Italy", says the Minister of Economy.

Tuning with Dombrovskis
"I appreciated very much - says Minister Gualtieri - the statements made by Valdis Dombrovskis during the hearing in yesterday's European Parliament, which also go in the direction of the things I had said in Helsinki, namely that in the more general revision of the budget rules it would be appropriate to guarantee more favorable treatment for investments, especially those linked to the issue of sustainability and the Green European Plan ".

Sorry Goulard rejection
"I'm sorry, I know and respect Sylvie Goulard. Obviously I can only respect Parliament's decision, I think she would have been a good commissioner." Thus Gualtieri comments on the rejection of the French nominee commissioner by the European Parliament.