On May 1, a symbolic day, an ad hoc Council of Ministers to cut the tax wedge . It is the signal that Giorgia Meloni aims to give the government's attention to the world of work, with the launch of a decree law, which, in all likelihood, will strengthen the payroll of low-income employees.
The idea, they say, came from the prime minister: to bring together the ministers on Labor Day, a unicum at least in recent years, is a "symbolic" gesture, the executive repeats, which "clearly" marks the direction of travel .
On the plate there are just under three and a half billion, the "treasure" brought by the new estimates of GDP and deficit contained in the Def. Once authorized by Parliament - the vote of the resolutions with an absolute majority is expected on 27 April - the government will be able to proceed with the decree law which should add a further point of reduction of contributions which "brings us closer to the legislative objective of a cut 5 points" , as Marina Calderone recalled a few days ago.
The idea is to intervene along the lines of what has already been done for 2023 in the manoeuvre, affecting payrolls probably as early as May. The measure should be transitory for the 8 months remaining between now and the end of 2023, then we'll see with the maneuver. In the meantime, there would be a cut of 4 points for incomes under 25 thousand euros, as noted by Confindustria. There could also be a cut for incomes of less than 35 thousand euros, but that is not certain .
The government is also working on the reform of the citizen's income . According to the latest drafts circulated, the support measure for the most vulnerable groups will be divided into three: on the one hand the Guarantee for inclusion (Gil) on the other two instruments for active employment policies, the Work accompaniment service (Pal , transitional until the end of the year) and the Guarantee for work activation (Gal). The amounts for the so-called "employable" will be revised downwards, who will have a maximum of 350 euros per month and will have to accept job offers for at least one month, under penalty of forfeiture of the benefit.
(Unioneonline/L)