“No amendment” on a penal shield for tax crimes does not come into play. The rapporteur Pella reports it. “It doesn’t exist”, replies the FI exponent to those who ask him if the measure announced in recent days is on its way. “Vittoria, there is no penal shield,” said the leader of the Democratic Party in the Chamber Deborah Serracchiani leaving the Budget commission regarding the amendment that should have been maneuvered and concerning the extinction of some tax crimes. “Our preventive stance of firm opposition has borne fruit: the rapporteur has just declared that they will not bring this penal amnesty as an amendment. Obviously we are not stopping there: it is a great victory, as far as we are concerned, which we have achieved with respect to the kit of but it is clear that we will ensure that this amendment does not return anywhere during the approval process of this budget manoeuvre”. So the M5s leader Joseph Conte comments on the withdrawal of the tax crime shield amendment.
“There is the commitment to vote on everything with a sense of responsibility, without leaving anything out. It is the guarantee that I feel like giving. We must vote on everything and get to the end”. This was stated by one of the speakers at the manoeuvre, Forza Italia deputy Roberto Pella, pending the resumption of work in the Budget Committee in the Chamber. “The opposition must be given credit and must be thanked – he added -. We start again with the presentation of the amendments of the rapporteurs to close a maneuver that can have the satisfaction of all. The amendments will also include proposals from all the political forces”.
The bonus for eighteen-year-olds can go up to a thousand euros. He announces it the president of the culture commission Federico Mollicone. The mechanism, which will come into operation, combines two criteria: the Isee ceiling of up to 35 thousand euros and the school result at maturity. The bonus will only come to those who meet at least one of the two criteria and in that case it will be equal to 500 euros while it will double for those who meet them both.” We confirm the ISEE but the big news is that it doubles, there will not only be the criterion of a medium-low ISEE but deserving students, who will get 100 at high school and with an ISEE below the threshold, can double”. For workers in the entertainment industry, “unlike the previous government, funds will be increased” on the discontinuity allowance. “We have to define well” the measure but “it is a job that we will do with the categories, these are workers we care about and we know their precariousness”. This was explained by the president of the Culture commission of the Chamber Federico Mollicone (FdI).
Maneuver, Renzi: ‘Resetting 18App is a scandal, a slap in the face for young people and culture’
The examination of the Budget Maneuver remains scheduled in the Senate between 27 and 29 December, waiting to understand the timing of the Chamber. According to what was learned at the end of the group leader of Palazzo Madama from the representatives of the opposition, the government would also be oriented towards trusting the measure in the Senate.
“Should Parliament decide not to change the maneuver, for the Mef the text already approved in the CDM is perfectly fine and will be the one presented in the Chamber and in which trust will be placed, with the exception of the reformulation on the Pos”. This is what leaks out from ministry sources.
THIRD POLE– “For us, the game ends here”, said the group leader of the Third Polo in the Budget Committee in the Chamber, Luigi Marattin, leaving the work of the commission together with the group leader Matteo Richetti. “We are exactly in the conditions in which we left at 4 last night, there are no opinions, there are no reformulations,” said Richetti. “From Thursday to today, zero amendments have been voted, zero approved and 421 have been shelved. A sign that the majority within it has difficulty, not because of the opposition but because Forza Italia wants one thing, the League another. The result is a truly unwatchable manoeuvre”. Thus the leader of Action, Carlo Calenda in a press conference in the Senate. “Participating in the work of the Budget commission is useless and embarrassing. We cannot go on like this, we are very sorry. This attempt to be constructive has not produced anything. Therefore we will no longer participate in the work of the commission, but we will not obstruct, that is, we will wait for the majority to reach an agreement”. Thus the leader of Action, Carlo Calenda in a press conference in the Senate.
LEAGUE -“As a League we want the maneuver to be concluded quickly and well, because it helps millions of families in difficulty”. clear that the oppositions are doing their job, but the maneuver must be approved absolutely by New Year’s Eve “, adds Salvini. “So if we can discuss in depth well, otherwise, we are ready to run and make December 31 in the Senate”
M5S –“24 hours after the maneuver arrived in the Chamber, the majority and the government are in total chaos. There is no trace of the rapporteurs’ amendments or of the opinions or reformulations. What game are we playing? At this rate, the provisional exercise rather than a risk seems a certainty, and not because of the opposition: lthe majority are doing everything themselves. The M5S is not available for further postponements: if the majority and the government are unable to implement the budget law, they will assume responsibility for it before the country”.
We are once again being able to pay even for a coffee with the POS, the possibility of changing the variable rate to a fixed one arrives, the meshes of the revaluation of pensions for middle incomes are widening. But there are also ad hoc rules for wiretapping and a first step on Lep for autonomy. These are some of the novelties that take shape in the budget maneuver in the light of the changes envisaged in the amendments finalized by the government.
POS. Skip the cap on digital payments: the limit of 60 euros within which merchants could refuse transactions with ATMs and cards is abolished. However, a fund is also being worked on with the banks to provide refreshments for traders: the system should be that of tax credits.
PENSIONS. The revaluation of pensions between 4 and 5 times the minimum (about 2000-2500 euros) rose from 80 to 85%. But for the higher ones, the brackets are reviewed with a reduction in the percentage. The minimum pensions for the over 75s will also be raised to 600 euros, but only for 2023.
WOMEN’S OPTION. The restriction introduced in the maneuver does not change: the pension advance rises to 60 years, which can be reduced by one year for each child and up to a maximum of 2 years, and is only for three categories of female workers (caregivers, at least 74% disabled and fired or employees of companies in crisis).
FAMILY ALLOWANCE AND LEAVE. For households with four or more children, the flat-rate monthly increase rises from 100 to 150 euros. The parental leave allowance also increases, from 30 to 80%, for an additional month within the children’s sixth year of age: both parents can use it, alternatively.
MORTGAGES. Here comes the possibility of changing the mortgage rate from variable to fixed. But only for mortgages originally not exceeding 200 thousand euros and for those who have an ISEE not exceeding 35 thousand euros and who have not had late payments.
WEDGE. The income threshold within which employees can benefit from the 3 percentage point cut in the wedge rises from 20 to 25 thousand euros. It is worth over 500 million.
INCOME. The monthly payments for subsidy recipients are reduced from 8 to 7. To encourage their return to the labor market, the maximum threshold for the exemption from the payment of social security contributions by employers who hire the beneficiaries of the income on a permanent basis is raised from 6,000 to 8,000 euros.
SUPERBONUS. The extension to 31 December 2022 to be able to benefit from the 110% applies only to condominiums, but on condition that the shareholders’ resolution that approved the execution of the works was adopted before 18 November 2022.
ENTERPRISES. More funds are arriving, amounting to 150 million for 2023-26, for Nuova Sabatini for SME investments. Measures are also envisaged to support the competitiveness of Italian companies.
SPORTS AND FOOTBALL. For sports clubs, the tax payments suspended due to the health emergency can be paid either in a single solution by 31 December 2022 or in 60 equal installments, with a 3% surcharge.
CIGARETTES. Softer price increases for cigarettes (about 10-12 cents more instead of 20 for a pack) but tighter on cigarettes, with an average increase of about 40 cents.
EXTRA PROFITS. The tax is applied only to companies with at least 75% of revenues from energy. Furthermore, VAT on district heating is reduced to 5%, while that on pellets drops to 10%.
EQUAL. There is an increase of 30 million from 2023 in the contribution for equal schools. APP18. The change is not yet black and white, but a review of the bonus for eighteen year olds is awaited, with an Isee roof.
RECRUITMENTS. Hiring surge in ministries. The employment of 520 units is authorized for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Recruitments also for the Ministry of Defense and funds also for the increase in the number of police forces and firefighters.
COVERS. In addition to the squeeze on income, coverage is also guaranteed by the increase to 16% of the tax on the purchase of shareholdings and building land (253 million) and by the extension to 2024 of gaming concessions (275 million in two years).
Source: Ansa
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