These maneuvers came to the fore and what attracted attention, more than just the numbers, were the amendments intended to fundamentally change the balance between health facilities and medical personnel. The proposal, signed by Noi Moderati deputy Micaela Biancofiore, aims to place civil liability in case of harm to patients directly on doctors, not on healthcare companies. The reaction from the category was immediate: for Fnomceo president Filippo Anelli, “we are going back to the past”, while the union spoke of a “disgraceful frontal attack on the category”.
The amendments stipulate that “health profession operators who, in the course of activities carried out in public or private health facilities or social-health facilities, cause harm to patients are primarily liable for their actions based on contractual responsibilities”, while such facilities will be questioned only if “the facility has not guaranteed the organization of adequate health and care services” or “has not provided health workers with appropriate equipment and supplies to carry out such activities” or does not have the necessary permits to carry out such activities. A reversal of perspective that, according to Anelli, “wants to make doctors the main targets of compensation requests, lightening the structure”, with the risk of “mass movement of doctors and health workers to other countries”. The union front is also tough: Anaao Assomed and Cimo-Fesmed accuse the government of wanting to abolish the Gelli-Bianco law and talk about amendments that take the country back to the “doctor-hunting era”.
In the economic field, the maneuver continues to move between adjustments and political tensions. The FdI relaunched social security and employment by proposing extending the option for women until 31 December 2025, with expanded coverage to also include female workers who are unemployed following resignation or the end of their fixed-term contracts. From the same point of view there is also a proposal to allow the redemption of postgraduate internship periods, up to two years, for workers without contributions before 1996.
Meanwhile, the dispute between the League and Forza Italia over the taxation of banks resurfaced: Matteo Salvini insisted on a further increase in IRAPs for institutions with large turnover, arguing that “banks will end the year with 50 billion in revenue, I don’t think an extra half IRAP will ruin their Christmas or New Year holidays”, while Forza Italia slowed down and asked for new discussions with the ABI, considering that the first increase was “the result of an interlocution” and repeating the party’s opposition to a tax on additional profits.
On the investee company chessboard, the amendment signed by Romeo and Gasparri excludes compensation received in listed companies from the salary cap calculation in unlisted investee companies, thereby allowing accumulation without penalty for those operating in both companies.
Organizing this synthesis effort is Deputy Economy Minister Maurizio Leo, who reminded that “the balance must remain unchanged because this is fundamental: it is a signal of the government’s seriousness” and explained that around 400 amendments had been worked on, with a focus on selecting prioritized amendments. Regarding hyper-depreciation, Leo added that “we hope to create” a three-year extension, although he believes it is realistic to work on a two-year term; finally, regarding the possible reintroduction of the Tobin Tax, he stated that “personally I would maintain the current situation”.
Finally, it’s on
on the regulatory side, the government is evaluating an intervention on the Golden Power to quickly implement the EU’s findings, through a decree or direct inclusion in the Budget law, a solution that Palazzo Chigi has been working on for months.
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