Fiscal manoeuvre, race for changes: a new environment package and third lot of the Tav appear

Working weekend at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, where the

financial year is being defined

,

, with the aim of transmitting it to Parliament on Monday 28 November .

The provisions quantify the amount of the value of the measures contained in the budget maneuver at 35 billion euros. 

Meanwhile, after the criticisms of the opposition, the latest draft of the fiscal maneuver rises to 155 articles.

The technicians are smoothing out the interventions but above all they are defining the covers, the aspect that requires the most attention.

Among the new measures under consideration is

, but also the financing of a series of

the Turin-Lyon high-speed line.

Space - also for the

who have presented a regular complaint.

Then some rules were defined which in the first draft had only the title, such as the extra month of leave for mothers, the reinforced single allowance and the

, as in the version that emerged in the CDM, but will be extended with the criteria in force today: 58 years of age and 35 of contributions regardless of the number of children.

Then the issues relating to

balance

, after the

.

CGIL, CISL and UIL are critical of the stakes that the government has announced for the revaluation of pensions.

Treatments of just over 2,000 euros gross per month, those received on average by workers, would not receive full adjustment.

As for the criteria for leaving the job, they ask that the 41 years of contributions be sufficient regardless of the chronological age.

As regards the tax wedge, the request is to bring the reduction to 3% for income up to €35,000 and not limit it to income up to €20,000.

Also for other articles of the maneuver the choices have yet to be made.

This is the case of those on the 'Sale of goods via digital platforms' (web tax) or the one on 'Reception of refugees from Ukraine'.

All hypotheses are on the table of the Ministry of Economy for roofing.

The same problem for other chapters of the Budget Law now also in the spotlight in Brussels.

So let's see the main points of the measures to be financed.

Dear energy

The resources to be allocated to measures against high energy costs in the first 3 months of 2023 amount to 21 billion. The elimination of improper bills has been confirmed,

the tax credit for the purchase of electricity and natural gas has been refinanced until 30 March 2023, which will rise from 30% to 35% for bars, restaurants and shops, while for energy-intensive and gas-intensive companies from 40% to 45%.

Also including the sums transferred to health care and local authorities to deal with the increase in energy costs and non-temporary measures, which amount to around 2 billion euros.

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Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti

Support for families

The "Family package"

 is divided into a series of measures ranging from the reduction of VAT for children's products and feminine intimate hygiene, to the increase in the single allowance for children up to one year of age and for large families, an increase in parental leave for one month for female workers.

As regards the tax measures set up by the Maneuver, some reconfirmations and some innovations.

It is confirmed, but with a novelty: the 15% flat-rate tax regime, with an income threshold increased from 65,000 to 85,000 euros, but an incremental flat tax is also introduced. previous three years.

Benefits for workers

For employees, productivity bonuses up to 3,000 euros are detaxed at 5% and measures are envisaged in favor of taxpayers.

the exemption of 2% of social security contributions payable by employees with incomes up to 5,000 euros is also envisaged, increased by a further 1% for incomes of less than 20,000 euros.

As a major support to taxpayers in difficulty, the government has also included in the Budget Law the definitive excerpt of the tax bills notified between 2000 and 2015 that do not exceed the amount of 1,000 euros.

The facilitated definition is then envisaged for the notices notified from 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2022.

Another important measure, to contain the effects of energy price increases in favor of households and businesses, concerns the extension of the reduction in fuel rates until 31 December 2022.