Gualtieri: “Fight against tax evasion to cut taxes”

ROME – Italy will not be able to contain the fall in GDP in 2020 up to the 8 percent limit. The Minister of Economy, Roberto Gualtieri, invited this morning from Agora Summer its Rai3, recognize it. But the final result of the year will not be “so far” from the objective that the Conte government had set. All study centers, he assures, admit that our country is doing better than expected anyway.

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Gualtieri reiterates that the national economy is heading towards a recovery, towards a vigorous “rebound” in the third quarter of the year. And without a doubt it is a positive sign of the increase in employed and active workers that occurred yesterday.

As well as the information brought by theState at the noon hearing in the Chamber on the use of the Recovery Fund, which “for the months of July and August, although still partial, suggests the continuation of the recovery phase.” In addition to the employment figures, for statisticians there are “positive signs” of electricity consumption and electronic invoicing. The employment figures for July are also relevant with a growth of 85,000 units compared to June.

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In the spirit of budgets, the minister also admits that the dismissal fund in repeal is one of the measures that has worked the worst, among which the executive has launched during the coronavirus emergency. Then the dispensing mechanism was refined, but this could have been done earlier.

In any case, even if the government has made mistakes, its effort to “leave no one behind” remains on record.

Gualtieri agrees with the European Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni who asks that community resources not be burned in a tax reduction policy. At the same time, the minister explains that there is scope to reduce the tax burden for Italians.

The tax cut, which must be permanent and structural, cannot be financed with temporary loans like those coming from Brussels. Therefore, it will be necessary to organize an even stronger contrast with tax evasion and rationalize the recall mechanisms, to find the money continuously.

“The tax reform has two main pillars: to continue on the path of the tax wedge by reducing the tax on income from work to increase wages and salaries and reduce labor costs; second, to support the single-family subsidy, which is the most powerful tool to support to upbringing and family. “

Speaking of European resources, these will arrive already in early 2021. “We want to have the results of the Recovery Plan already in October, to speak immediately with the EU Commission. The first money will arrive in the first months of 2021, a first 10 percent “.