Opposition and doctors, but also a part of FI, attack the cancellation of the 100 euro fines, provided for in the Milleproroghe decree, for those who did not comply with the vaccination obligation during the Covid pandemic.
"It is certainly not a good sign and poses a problem of equity", the president of the National Federation of the Orders of Surgeons and Dentists (Fnomceo), Filippo Anelli, goes on the attack, commenting on the measure. "The debate - he highlights - is mainly linked to the fact that by canceling the fines for no vax, a form of inequality is created compared to citizens who have paid those fines . On the merits, it is clear that at that time, during the pandemic, the objective with the mandatory vaccination was to protect the health of the population".
Today, the Fnomceo president notes, "after two years, the sanction loses its meaning, but a big problem of fairness arises" . For the opposition, it is an even more serious "pardon" at a time when healthcare is in crisis or even a "shame" or a "devastating message".
"It is a very serious decision. The government is winking at tax evaders," stigmatizes the leader of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein. It is also, adds Maria Elena Boschi for Iv, "a serious offense to health workers."
But Forza Italia is also perplexed by the measure. The vice president of the Senate, Licia Ronzulli, does not mince words: "If it was wrong to extend the freezing of fines, canceling them is unacceptable and means pretending to forget what Covid has represented for Italy . That of the 'no vax' was anything but a battle for freedom and I hope that the majority will retrace its steps". On the other hand, the League claims the choice and Matteo Salvini speaks of a sign of "national pacification" . Not only that. There are those in his party who are once again insisting on the idea of reimbursing those who have already paid those fines . A hypothesis that had been included in a draft of the decree approved yesterday in the Council of Ministers and which, instead, only canceled the ongoing proceedings.
(Online Union)
