Maneuver, towards the extension of the Covid cig by decree. Single check for July. Italy lives on the side of taxes and folders on plastic and sugar

I walk uphill to him Budget law which was expected to be examined by the Council of Ministers between tonight and tomorrow. There fourth maneuver launched by the government in 2020 – the emergency COVID-19 has forced in recent months to implement three other spending measures for a total value of 100 billion euros – once again hangs on the delicate balance of the majority. Alive italy at night he questions everything. “Either the taxes on sugar and plastic are eliminated or we the Dpb (Budget planning document, ed) we do not vote in favor, ”he said. Luigi marattin before a new majority summit. The agreement reached on Friday night on the tax authorities also jumps, according to which Iv would have given the green light to resetting tax bills as long as he payment order blocking and of enforcement procedures. Meanwhile, Italy is the only European country along with Cipro a they have not yet sent the draft budget document to Brussels which amply illustrates the content of the maneuver.

And there is another urgency: the mantle of resources for the layoffs It is already brief and, since the Budget Law only enters into forceJanuary 1, 2021, a “bridge” is likely to be needed for ferry companies that need it until then: for this reason decree law to accompany the maneuver, financed with money already allocated for some anti-crisis measures but not yet spent. Otherwise, the 18 additional weeks granted with the August decree would expire on November 15. The expansion could also end in the same decree 50 to 75% of the smart work in public administration.

The blocking of layoffs will continue to be linked to the use of the cash register: those who request it even in 2021 will not be able to fire, as expected from March to August for everyone and from August only for companies that use shock absorbers. The Minister of Labor Nunzia catalfo also announced the extension of subsidy for seasonal workers and tourism and entertainment workers, plus one pack pensions with the extension of the female option and the social Ape, extended to the unemployed.

In addition to the buffers, new aid is needed for the sectors most affected so far, from commerce to restaurants and tourism, which will inevitably also be harmed by the new anti-contagion restrictions that the executive is about to implement. Much of the 40 billion available, they will leave to keep jobs and support those sectors. The main novelty for families will be there.one-time allowance for children, however, from mid-2021 to halve the required dowry to about 3 billion.

The government summit that took place on Friday night has dissolved some knots, but there are various unsolved problems. Certainly, along with the buffers in operation, there will also be measures to encourage hiring, from relief extension for employers bringing Cig employees to a new plan deduction for contracts under 35. There will also be the stabilization of a 30% cut in contributions for Southern companies (more than 5 billion) and the structural coverage of wedge cut for incomes between 28 thousand and 40 thousand euros (around 2 billion). Agreement yet to be found sugar and plastic tax. FUntil today, the Treasury has continued working towards its introduction, which would be applied simultaneously with the European plastic tax on the proportion of plastic packaging that is not recycled. But the Renzians demand its abolition and do not want to settle for a remission A few months. “I think it is completely unthinkable to think of new taxes at this stage, or to restore the old ones, or to activate as usual the executive procedures to collect those that are not paid,” writes the head of delegation of Iv Teresa Bellanova on Facebook.