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October 26, 2020 "It is never easy to make decisions like the ones we had to make" and with respect to the economic impact on the different categories "we worked on Saturday, Sunday and will still work today" with "the goal of going to the Official Gazette tomorrow with the decree with a series of measures in support of the categories concerned. A relief of between 800-1,000 is estimated but the figures are still being defined ".

Thus the Deputy Minister of Economy, Antonio Misiani.

And he adds: "We estimate aid for 350 thousand companies in the catering, bars, entertainment and sports sectors". 

"The Government is considering expanding the number of companies interested" in the contributions that the Government is about to make in support of companies - says Misiani - "exceeding the limit of 5 million in turnover and making contributions also to large companies "and there will also be" more generous contributions for companies that have the activity completely blocked "according to the measures provided for by the last Dpcm," so there will be a differentiation between those who can keep the activity open until 18 and who will have to block their activity ". 

There will be an additional monthly emergency income for those families who do not have access to any of the support measures that the Government is envisaging but which we want to try to guarantee to all interested citizens "from the anti Covid measures, the Deputy Minister for the Economy adds.

The Government is evaluating in the next decree, which should arrive in the Official Gazette tomorrow," a tax credit for rent for 2 months transferable to the owner "in favor of the companies most affected by the anti Covid measures of the latest Dpcm" explains Misiani.

"The redundancy fund will be guaranteed to all sectors" - he continues - and "we are discussing as part of the extension of 18 additional weeks and it will be decided which tranche to recognize immediately but it will be significant for all company workers" in reference to the "catering sectors" , bar, entertainment, sport ". 

"Only if the situation worsens will there be more restrictive measures and the measures taken" have been taken because there has been a net worsening in the last few weeks "on the spread of the pandemic." It is never easy to make decisions like those we were forced to take "and" we did it - Misiani underlined - on the basis of the new health data: two months ago we had 66 people in intensive care, 1 month ago 244 yesterday 1,208 "." There was a net worsening in the last few weeks, the percentage of positives became 13.1% yesterday "he recalled.

Misiani admitted that in the past weeks" there was perhaps an excess of complacency in our country compared to what happened in other countries, but now it is necessary to take "stricter measures to contain infections and" we did it trying to minimize the impact but it was necessary to prevent the country

go into difficulty, to avoid putting hospitals and intensive care units in crisis "he added.

"There are restrictions on some activities that, however, in the next decree, which will come out in the next few hours, will be protected with a non-repayable allocation and other measures that will try to restore all the traders who at the moment they are experiencing difficulties ".

This was announced by the Minister of Labor Nunzia Catalfo to In Blu Radio, specifying that in the "dl there will also be compensation for seasonal workers who have had a negative impact from the crisis, those of tourism and entertainment", and that "it will be refinanced for one month the Rem "while for the public sector" we will raise smart working ".

The minister then said that he was "reflecting on the extension of the freeze on layoffs".

"Refreshments and compensation are needed immediately, and it will be so. The machine is run in, we will transfer the refreshments directly to the current accounts". Thus the Deputy Minister of Economy Laura Castelli to Corriere della Sera, specifying that in the decree there will be "a grant for companies that have to close, including those of sport, and then a new tax credit for rents, which it can be transferred to the owner or used as compensation. We also cancel the December Imu installment to the affected companies. We provide - continues Castelli - an allowance for sports workers, tourism, entertainment workers, intermittent and occasional workers, and for home sellers. We extend the emergency income also in November and allocate resources for layoffs until December. And then there will be resources for overtime for the police. "

Castelli then specified that the government will help "all businesses that see their activity limited by the Dpcm, with no turnover limits. Businesses are the beating heart of the country, and must be supported even in times of difficulty". "Companies will receive it directly, on the current account, from the Revenue Agency, based on the drop in turnover. We are thinking about higher amounts than the previous time. And it will be paid as soon as possible", continues the Deputy Minister who ensures: "There is no problem of resources. In the meantime, we are providing economic support to those supply chains and businesses that are experiencing losses and actually need it".