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Francesco BocciaMinister for Regional Affairs, get straight to the point. «The draft framework law on regional autonomiesHe tells the Messenger, it is not at all an attack on Capital“The reference is to the provision that restarts the process of differentiated autonomy requested by Veneto, Lombardy ed Emilia romagna.
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But, Minister, do you have the impression that the question of the autonomy of the Regions is always tackled by subtracting functions and resources from the center, that is, in Rome?
“Rome deserves an ad hoc provision that satisfies the legitimate aspirations of the capital. But it is not an issue that concerns the framework law of autonomy.
But when it comes to designing autonomies, shouldn’t the central state also be redesigned?
“This is the old approach.”
And what is the new one?
«My protagonist is the statement of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, who reminds us that autonomy strengthens national unity. The full application of Title V of the Constitution is a duty. And it should be noted that in the almost twenty years that have elapsed since the 2001 constitutional reform, there has been legislative growth in the regions on conflicting matters. Today we are at a crossroads.
A crossroads?
“Either we fully implement Title V or we roll back. But if we went back we would do more damage. First, because that is the Constitution, and then because Covid itself has shown that loyal collaboration between the State and the Regions can work ”.
To tell the truth, the pandemic has shown limits in the division of powers between the State and the Regions, from discos to red zones.
“I do not agree. The state intervened with its force when necessary and gave clear guidelines and responsibility. Autonomy and responsibility go hand in hand. I see the German landers having great difficulties. The Spanish comudes that have collapsed, not to mention the states of the United States. I say that if Italian regionalism completed its evolution, it would become an advanced model. “
You remembered how the request for autonomy from the North begins with the return of Bossi. The debate, including the recent one, has focused on the request of the richest regions to keep part of the tax revenue in their territories. However, this remains in your draft?
“The tax residue is no longer on the table.”
However, the text provides for income distribution. If revenues increase but costs of transferred services remain unchanged, does the surplus go to the Region?
“In the meantime we are talking about drafts that have received input from all parties but that are still drafts and should not circulate. The bill will be completed when Parliament has voted on it. In my opinion, that is not the most important step.
So what is it?
«The definition of the essential levels of performance, the famous Leps to reduce the distances in services not only between the North and the South, but between the inner mountainous areas and the metropolitan areas. It becomes binding for the attribution of the same matters to the Regions ”.
The Lep is not enough to calculate them, should services to reduce distances also be financed?
“It is no coincidence that the document on the Recovery Fund sent today to the Interministerial Commission for European Affairs provides for the use of European resources to finance the Leps. The Leps were among the evaluation criteria. This is a cultural revolution.
How much money will it take to finance them?
«It would be unfair to do numbers. Any figure would affect the debate. We will see this in Parliament when they are defined. If they are 40, 50 or 100 billion, that will constitute the account of the Italian inequalities that must be filled. If the lesson we have learned from Covid is that there will no longer be budget constraints that affect universal rights, starting with health and education, then there is no discussion. My political position is that the bill for inequality must be paid. Any amount that should come out. “
But, will the transfer of competencies occur when the Leps are defined or when they are financed?
“If all the Regions have decided to come to the table, if the mayors of the metropolitan cities have also done so, I believe that this assumption of responsibility must be recognized. And then the state must also do its part. I think that in some matters it is incomprehensible that central administrations have to deal with them. I am referring to the promotion of the territory, the chambers of commerce, the promotion of some investments. The ministries must issue guidelines, monitor and verify. I trust the decisions of regional presidents and mayors when, for example, it is necessary to decide to dredge a port. My proposal to Parliament will be that all administrative matters that can be decentralized should be decentralized. Those who live in the area know it better than those in Rome.
The framework law also provides for the infrastructure leveling fund to close the gaps between the North and the South. A promise always made but never kept, will it be different?
“Also in this case, the bridge between regulation and its implementation will be the resources of the Recovery Fund. The least we will invest in the South will be that 34% of the funds have never been respected until now. And the Provenzano minister is doing a great job on this.
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