• Sostegni Decree: open discussion in the majority summit and on Friday in the CDM

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March 18, 2021 The Sostegni Decree takes shape.

The Minister of Economy, Daniele Franco, according to sources present at the meeting with Regions, Provinces and Municipalities, has guaranteed that the Sostegni Decree will allocate 1 billion to ordinary regions, 260 million to special statute regions, 900 million to municipalities, 100 million to Provinces, 250 million will be allocated to the tourist tax, 800 million for local public transport (Tpl), thus distributed 350 million for 2020 and 450 million for the first months of 2021.



The comparison


The meeting that took place on dl Sostegni, between the group leaders of the majority and the ministers Franco and D'Incà, in the presence of the undersecretaries of the Mef and of relations with the Parliament, "was very positive".

Government sources report this, explaining that "this was the first real confrontation within the majority with the involvement of parliamentary representatives".



After the introduction by Minister Franco, who illustrated the five main points of the Decree (Support for businesses and the economy, Work and fight poverty, Health and safety, Support for local authorities, Specific proposals from the Ministries), underline the same sources, "there was an extensive discussion on all issues" and "the representatives of the parliamentary forces expressed their common desire to coordinate, underlining the centrality of Parliament.



The direction indicated is to proceed towards three readings of the provision in Parliament. The comparison it was clear and thorough on all points, Minister Franco responded to all requests and the parliamentary groups indicated their respective priorities for intervention ".



The meeting opened with a minute of silence to honor the covid victims on the day dedicated to their memory.



Nodes of bills and dismissals postponed to the Cdm


The excerpt of the old tax

bills

and the extension of the dismissals.

These are the two knots still to be resolved in order to close the Sostegni decree on which we aim to find a political synthesis directly in the Council of Ministers.

This is what majority sources report after the meeting with the ministers Daniele Franco and Federico d'Incà.



These are, it is explained, two issues on which balance is built within the majority and therefore the intention is to find a mediation in the official government meeting scheduled for tomorrow.

For the excerpt of the

tax bills,

the hypothesis on the table is to cancel all those up to 5 thousand euros entrusted from 2000 to 2015. The League continues to push to bring the ceiling to 10 thousand euros, supported by the Five Star Movement, but Leu is opposed because considers it an amnesty.

Iv is in favor of the cancellation of the tax bills no longer due, a theme that also finds openings in the Democratic Party.



The blocking of

layoffs

is also an issue that remains open and is linked to the renewal of the emergency income which should be strengthened, to the extension of the Naspi unemployment benefit and to the refinancing of citizenship income. 



D'Incà: "In Cdm in the next 24 hours"


"I believe that the Sostegni dl in the next 24 hours we will bring him to the Council of Ministers, and then it will go to the Official Journal. Then, on our part, there will be a rush to give these resources to all categories and people suffering from closures "due to Covid.

The Minister for Relations with Parliament, Federico d'Incà, said this on In Vivavoce, on Rai Radio 1.



Gelmini: "Some requests from the Regions have been accepted"


"Positive meeting with Regioni-Anci-Upi. Also on the Government Support decree a gesture of institutional attention towards local authorities. Some requests from the territories were accepted. I thank the Minister of Economy and Finance, Daniele Franco, for his availability ".

So on Twitter the Minister of Regional Affairs, Mariastella Gelmini.



Bonaccini and Toti: "Attention to the Regions from the government"


'' An important sign of institutional attention and an evident sensitivity to some of the issues highlighted in recent weeks, starting with the need for support to be provided to businesses and citizens ''.

So Stefano Bonaccini and Giovanni Toti, president and vice president of the Conference of the Regions, commented on the outcome of today's meeting with ministers Mariastella Gelmini and Daniele Franco.



"There is the recognition of the return of the resources that the Regions anticipated in the first phase of the emergency, until April 2020, for a total of one billion. The rigid regime of the Ateco codes for activities that will be entitled to support, as well as the 5 million to 10 million turnover ceiling has been raised. Important supports are also recognized for local public transport ''.



"The effort to meet for the first time sectors that in this period were forced to stop all activities, among others the trade fair system, tourism, in particular the winter one, sport, culture and entertainment ''.

'' It is necessary in the next few days - concluded Bonaccini and Toti - to continue with this method based on institutional collaboration to address some issues that have remained open ''.



The draft


The Sostegni decree law, which should go to the Council of Ministers tomorrow, provides for the world of

companies 11 billion of refreshments,

with the calculation of the average monthly loss between the year of 2019 and that of 2020, with refreshments from 60% to 20% for bands up to 10 million of turnover.

An allocation of 600 million would be foreseen



for the

mountain

.

For

self-employed

and freelance

jobs, it

is planned to increase the fund by 1.5 billion provided for in the budget law.



As far as the work package is concerned, the measures are being defined even if the hypothesis of a

general

freeze on

layoffs

until 30 June

is confirmed

, and then moves to a selective regime.



400 million are foreseen for the

Employment Fund

and 170 million for the

Flight Fund

.



A

flat rate of € 2,400 would be provided for

seasonal

workers

, with a cost of 1.5 billion.



There would be an increase of one billion for the

citizenship income due

to the increase in the audience.

This area also includes the issue of the extension until the end of the year for

navigators

.



The

emergency income

would be expanded as an audience, including a partial refreshment for the rent, and a similar subsidy is discussed for those whose Naspi has expired.



Furthermore, the rules for the

third sector

and for

fragile workers

would be proposed again

with an allocation of 100 million for each area.



The proposal to extend the

babysitter

bonus

to workers who are at home in smart working with children who attend up to primary school is also on the table.



Finally, in favor of local and territorial Bodies, 1.5 billion would be provided for

Municipalities and Regions,

800 million for

local public transport

and one billion for the Regions as an advance on expenses until April 2020.



300 million would then be allocated for

schools

;

130 million to the

Police

Forces

;

60 million for tests in

the sports world

;

400 million for a fund for the

museum

sector

to which 100 million would be added for the

tourism

sector

;

the same allocation of 100 million should be provided for the

trade fair and congress

sector

, for the trade in

historic centers

and for the

catering

sector

;

150 million for

international fairs

.