Cgia alarm: in 3 months 11 thousand artisans lost but the worst is yet to come

2020-05-23T09:10:22.246Z

In three months in Italy almost 11 thousand artisan companies have been lost and without aid they could become 100 thousand at the end of 2020. This is supported by the Cgia di Mestre, for which this is a negative figure, but in line with what was recorded in the same period storm of the previous three years. According to the association representing artisans and small businesses, the worst is expected to come in the coming months, when the negative economic effect of Covid will be felt with greater intensity. "In these two and a half months of lockdown, many craftsmen without any income support have been in difficulty - says Paolo Zabeo della Cgia - and there have been few who hypothesized to throw in the towel and close definitively. A week after the reopening total, however, the mood has changed. There is a desire to fight, to resist, to revive the economic fortunes of one's business. Unfortunately, not all will survive with a loss of at least 300 thousand jobs at the end. year". The extent of the contraction will depend on the support measures that will be introduced by the Government in the next 2-3 months - notes the CGIA - taking into account that in the last 11 years the stock of artisan businesses has collapsed by almost 200 thousand units, at March 31 2020 artisan companies active in Italy amounted to 1,275,970. To prevent further deaths from many artisan shops by the end of 2020, the CGIA notes the need to make important non-repayable contributions to these activities and to eliminate tax revenue for the current year: such as IRPEF , the Ires and the Imu on the sheds. "Craftsmanship - says the secretary of the craftsmen of Mestre Renato Mason - needs support because it is the element of social cohesion of our production system. If micro businesses disappear, we risk significantly lowering the quality of our made in Italy. It is true that with the Relaunch decree various measures have been introduced including the cancellation of the balance and the Irap advance due in June, the reproposition of the 600 euros for the month of April and the deduction of 60% of the rents, but all this is still insufficient to make up for the disastrous fall in turnover recorded in recent months by many small businesses ". Too many measures that risk dispersing the resources made available in many streams - he concludes - which, on the other hand, should be channeled only on three items: families, direct compensation to businesses and tax cuts ".