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July 18, 2020From protests to tax disobedience. After the refusal of the MEF for a further extension of the tax deadlines scheduled for Monday 20 July, the level of confrontation between the government, accountants and Forza Italia rises, with the blues bringing up "fiscal disobedience". The Ministry of Economy had blocked the way to a hypothesis of a further postponement in September of the payments of the advances and of the tax balances on self-liquidating income (a cash flow of over 8 billion according to forecasts) already slid from the end June to 20 July, despite the increasing pressure for an extension not only in the world of professional operators but also in Parliament. 

The first to make their voices heard were the accountants who stressed that it is now "inevitable to evaluate concrete protest actions in the category, among which we do not exclude the strike". According to tax professionals "the government is exposing itself to a slim figure, because the fewer taxpayers who will autonomously choose not to pay on 20 July or 20 August with a 0.4% increase, the more it will be inevitable for the Government backtrack and reopen payment deadlines without penalties until 30 September, as it should have already done. "

Accountants: "We evaluate protest actions, without excluding a strike"
In recent days the accountants had repeatedly reiterated the appeal for an extension of the payments relating to tax returns and IRAP 2020, expiring on 20 July. But the MEF's no has been clear that the accountants have interpreted as "an erect wall of the executive" against them and for this reason they evaluate "protests, without excluding a strike of the category". Forza Italia comes to support them, who through Sestino Giacomoni, vice-president of the Finance Commission in the Chamber and member of the coordination of the presidency of Forza Italia, calls for "fiscal disobedience" in the face of a short-sighted government insensitive to the objective difficulties of those who have to do every day I have to deal with a tremendous crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic ".

Giacomoni: "If an unfair state, it is good to take every opportunity into consideration"
Giacomoni's hope is that "next Monday nobody will meet the obligations of the deadlines. A democratically mature state - he continues - must also be a fair, correct, honest and fair with their taxpayers, if this does not happen, it is good that they take into consideration every opportunity, even that of not paying taxes. Perhaps, only after a real peaceful revolt of common sense, those who govern will be forced to open their eyes and to deal with reality.

For the group leader of Forza Italia in the Chamber, Mariastella Gelmini, the accountants "do well to call the government to its responsibilities. The tax deadlines must be absolutely extended "and therefore calls Palazzo Chigi to have" a jolt of realism and will work in the next few hours to postpone all payments to the next year ". For the blue Andrea Mandelli" the failure to postpone the next tax deadlines is a wicked choice in a period of great difficulty for Italian taxpayers ". The vice-president of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani, who judges" a serious mistake not to postpone the tax obligations, also intervenes. Many companies risk closing or ending up in the hands of moneylenders. "

Salvini:" From jerks deadlines July 20 "
" Full support "to the decision of the National Board of Accountants also comes from the League, for Massimo Bitonci, member of the Finance Commission in the Chamber, the government is "deaf to requests from taxpayers and professionals". The leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, is also critical: "After months of closure, asking millions of VAT numbers and workers to pay taxes on Monday 20 July, under penalty of heavy penalties, is one jerk stuff. For many companies the layoffs are also ending, but the government has no solutions: only taxes and bureaucracy. Solidarity with businesses, workers and citizens. We are at their side, and support the reasons of the accountants who do not rule out striking since Conte-Pd-5stelle have rejected the extension of the payments, as also requested by the League and as happens throughout Europe. This government endangers Italy, "he concludes.

Occhionero:" Uncomprehensible decision "
Discontent even among the representatives of the majority for the failure to postpone the payment of the tax deadlines." The failure to postpone the tax deadlines to September 30, as requested by the accountants and as had already been done last year, represents an incomprehensible decision and a mistake. Taxpayers, entrepreneurs, VAT numbers and professionals will face 246 tax deadlines in a single day. The government would have needed an extra effort and greater sensitivity. "The deputy of Italy, Giusy Occhionero, wrote on Facebook.

Pharaoh:" Error, don't move deadlines "
"On the occasion of the approval of the relaunch dl, the Ministry of Economy rejected the proposal of Italia Viva for a postponement of the payment of taxes until 30 November 2020 - writes on Facebook the group leader of Italia Viva in the Senate, Davide Faraone -. to have this appointment fulfilled after two months of lockdown, during which the economic world has almost completely stopped and everyone's energies had to concentrate on keeping their economic activities alive, is a real folly. Not having listened to our proposal it will amplify the financial difficulties of most taxpayers and will not allow professional firms to carry out the prodromal activities of these payments with due serenity and professional diligence ".

Fapi: "20 July will be 'Black Tax day'"
"We are seriously worried about the future of Italian small and medium-sized enterprises. Monday 20 July will be a 'black tax day'. VAT numbers are called to pay the tax allowances to the Treasury despite the lack of liquidity, caused by the economic crisis that developed in the country with the health emergency ". This was stated in a note by the national president of Fapi (Autonomous Federation of Small Enterprises), Gino Sciotto. "The government - added the leader of Fapi - has made irresponsible choices by not listening to the motivated requests made by craftsmen, traders and small businessmen to postpone the tax deadlines at the end of the year. The grip of the crisis - he concluded - will further crush the country and sharpen the difficulties of the companies, with the concrete risk of closing miles of business, without a strong intervention by Palazzo Chigi to lighten the tax burden ". 

Assoeventi: "Impossible to respect the tax deadlines of next July 20"
Assoeventi, the association of Confindustria of the Events, Luxury and Wedding sectors that defines "impossible to respect" the tax deadlines of next July 20 as "the companies in our sector have stopped since the Dpcm of 4 March "and from that date the companies in that sector" have not been able to organize a single event since then; they have zero revenues; 46 thousand companies in the event and wedding sector are likely to fail; Millions of our workers, including permanent employees, collaborators and seasonal workers, risk losing their jobs, and the Government on Monday wants to make us pay taxes. "