In the Council of Ministers dedicated to the maneuver, Prime Minister Mario Draghi's proposal to introduce a one-year solidarity contribution, obtained by freezing the cut in income taxes over 75 thousand euros, does not pass, to counter the increase in electricity and gas bills for families in difficulty.
Contrari Lega, Forza Italia and Italia Viva and a part of the 5 Star Movement (including the Minister of Agriculture Stefano Patuanelli). For the center-right the measure "tastes like a patrimonial".
Democratic Party, Leu and other pentastellates were instead in favor. "The stop of the Renzian ministers is incomprehensible", said the Democratic Party. According to the exponent dem, Antonio Misiani, the position of Iv "distances her from the reformist camp".
After hours of arm wrestling and a temporary suspension of the meeting, Draghi took a step back on the hypothesis to avoid splitting the majority.
In any case, the allocation against the expensive bills in the financial institution will rise by about 800 million: the resources will come for about 500 million from the "treasury" of the Irpef and Irap reform for 2022 and for about 300 million from other funds found in the budget and not fully utilized. In all, therefore, for the first quarter of next year there will be a 2.8 billion intervention.
Meanwhile, CGIL and UIL are on a war footing and hypothesize a general strike, because they are against a tax cut that they consider unbalanced and especially favorable to higher incomes, while the CISL seeks dialogue with the government. Confindustria also attacked the executive's choices, which are considered short-sighted. Draghi, however, does not intend to call into question the agreement reached with difficulty at the Ministry of Economy and Finance between the majority parties, to allocate 8 billion to the structural cut of 7 billion of Irpef and 1 billion of IRAP.
(Unioneonline / F)
