In the aftermath of the maneuver

's presentation at the press conference

, and after having defined it "courageous and concrete" on social media, Giorgia

Meloni

faces the "second half" of the approval process, starting her towards the definitive dismissal.

On

energy

,

taxation

and

pensions

- among the "chapters" of greatest interest to Italians - the attention and analysis of the experts will focus on the main economic and fiscal guideline document for the state budget.

The text of the maneuver therefore takes shape, awaiting the parliamentary work which, through the discussion in the committee and the approval of the amendments, will try to modify it or, as they say in the political debate, to improve it.

The measures of the text defined by the Council of Ministers, in the draft bearing today's date, are contained in

136 articles

divided into

15 chapters

, for a total length of

70 pages.

“Support for businesses:

increased tax credit

for expensive energy.

Increase in the number of families for which the State intervenes to

control bills

.

5% VAT on gas

.

New regulation on

energy extra profits

”.

The Prime Minister thus summarizes the measures of the maneuver on Twitter, to give "immediate answers to families and businesses".

In the tweet you quote: “As promised, the largest item of expenditure in the Budget Law will be aimed at countering expensive energy:

21 billion in 2023

.

From the government concrete and immediate responses to secure citizens and businesses ".

Giorgia Meloni on Twitter

Tax: flat tax, exemptions on the Pos obligation, excise duty on cigarettes, tips to waiters

The application of

the 15%

flat tax , as is known, goes

from 65,000 to 85,000 euros

.

But there is an important clarification in the text: "The flat-rate scheme ceases to apply from the same year in which the revenues or fees received

exceed 100 thousand euros

".

In this case, "the value added tax is due starting from the operations carried out, which lead to the exceeding of the aforesaid limit".

There are also

new exemptions to the obligation to allow small payments

, under 30 euros,

even with cards and debit cards

: according to the provisions of the draft of the maneuver, the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy will establish the "criteria of exclusion in order to guarantee the proportionality of the sanction and to ensure the economy of the transactions in relation to the costs of the same".

In the meantime, it adds, "the procedures and deadlines for the adoption of sanctions are suspended".

Instead

,

the excise duty on cigarettes rises

.

Again according to the draft, in fact, that part of the excise duty defined as a "fixed amount per unit of product" increases: in 2023 it will be 36 euros per thousand cigarettes - in practice just over 70 cents on average for a pack of 20 cigarettes;

for the year 2024 it will be 36.50 euros and, starting from the year 2025, it will reach 37 euros.

On

the other hand

, taxes on tips to waiters

are going down : the amount, which constitutes taxable income, will now be taxed with a

5%

tax , which replaces the Irpef and the local income surtaxes.

The reduced levy, which must be withheld by the employer, is applied for a quota not exceeding 25% of the annual income and for a maximum of 50,000 euros.

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Maurizio Lupi

Wolves (We moderates) on pensions: "Quota 103 also in 2024 but let's discuss it together"

"The government was right to give the context of the 35 billion and the points of the program that can be addressed but in the majority, and with Parliament, we can either leave Quota 103 as it is or concentrate the resources given on two measures, not raising Quota 103 but knowing that perhaps it is more effective to do it in 2024, perhaps with an overall reform of the pension system".

Thus commented the leader of

Noi Moderati

,

Maurizio Lupi

.

Adding: “My advice is to concentrate them but if the priority is minimum pensions, then let's face them courageously, concentrating on them but discussing them together.

Ours is a coalition of four”.