The final rush of controversy over the budget comes amidst the controversy. The bill, which arrived in a state of safety from the Senate, reaches the Chamber of Deputies, where the government places its confidence vote, after a quick discussion in committee with no possibility of amendments, as a third reading is precluded, under penalty of provisional exercise. The opposition goes on the offensive, accusing the government of having reduced Parliament to a "paper pusher" with yet another "mortified" debate. Among other things, the Democratic Party, under Claudio Mancini, dusts off for the occasion in committee a video in which Giorgia Meloni, in opposition in 2019, emphasized the fact that "there is no parliamentary democracy when Parliament cannot debate the budget law." Tempers, in short, are not exactly at peace.
The Hannoun affair also exacerbates the situation. When the Brothers of Italy party intervenes at the opening of the Chamber, repeatedly demanding, while attacking the center-left, two briefings on the matter , controversy erupts, and it truly seems as if the budget bill could once again bog down . "This could make the Chamber ungovernable," warns Marco Grimaldi of AVS. "If you've decided to go with the provisional budget, say so," he blurts out. The controversy, however, then subsides and the general debate begins, not without some delay, so much so that the vote of confidence, initially scheduled for 7:00 PM, is postponed to 8:20 PM. Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti follows the proceedings from the government benches.
"He has my human and personal solidarity," says IV MP Roberto Giachetti, addressing him, "but also political because even today, after the FdI show on Hannover, he managed to dodge another blow, but who knows, there are still 48 hours to go..." There are, in fact, still two days to go until the final vote on the budget law, which will be held on Tuesday morning. Tomorrow, among other things, a marathon session is scheduled, as all the agenda items, nearly 250, will have to be examined and explained. It is the final act of a maneuver that has seen more than a few stops and starts along the way. The center-right, however, is claiming a measure that has put budget stability at the center. A bill, says Brothers of Italy, that "combines growth, stability, and fairness." It contains, in the words of Roberto Pella, "concrete measures for the Regions and Municipalities and territorial fairness." None of this for the opposition.
"It's a breathless maneuver, with which the government is leading us into a dead end," accuses Chiara Braga, Democratic Party leader in the Chamber of Deputies. The Five Star Movement (M5S) is also attacking a "horror maneuver that continues to cut social welfare," accuses Davide Aiello. These are "classist measures that take from the lower classes to give to the rich," says Marco Grimaldi of AVS. Azione, as usual, distances itself, emphasizing how it was inserted into the growth race at the instigation, and claims, of Calenda's party itself. "It's wrong," the former minister emphasizes, among other things, "to use the maneuver to spread propaganda for the broader public." In any case, the opposition, all of them, is primarily targeting the executive's reduction in the time available for consideration. "Faced with this humiliation of the Chambers," says Riccardo Magi, Secretary of +Europa, "President Fontana and President La Russa should take action and guarantee Parliament's prerogatives by formally recalling the executive." Meanwhile, the minority groups on this issue manage to get a warning for the future written down in the opinion of the Constitutional Affairs Committee. "It is hoped," the majority opinion clarifies, "that in the future, conditions and timeframes will be ensured that allow for adequate consideration of the budget bill by both houses of Parliament."
(Unioneonline)