The amnesty issue sparked political conflict over the act. Fratelli d’Italia Senators Matteo Gelmetti and Domenico Matera submitted an amendment proposing reopening amnesty provisions introduced in 2003 by Berlusconi’s government.
Among the 5,700 amendments (1,600 of the majority), other documents are still open: from a dry tax on short-term rentals to a tax on gold bullion. It was Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani who clarified this: “Landini, as usual, does not understand anything or pretends not to understand. Nobody wants to tax the gold chain or watch that your father left you, we are talking about intervention even to reduce the tax on gold bullion for those who invest in it, reporting this gold but with reduced taxes, so that there can be income in the state treasury”. On the fiscal front, the League reassured its allies and carried out abolition. Also worth mentioning is the amendment made by Nicola Calandrini (Fdi) which extends access to the new subsidy definition also to those who have joined the fourth subsidy definition and have a continuous installment plan (worth 4 billion).
Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein attacked: “This maneuver, by the government’s own admission, will contribute to zero growth. We need to implement an industrial policy, starting with energy costs, and make good use of European funds to be able to attract new investment and create jobs for young people.” The hottest issue was an amnesty proposal that arrived weeks before the vote. In fact, Campania in 2003 was the only region of Italy, at the behest of the left-wing junta, that did not participate in Berlusconi’s amnesty. Thousands of residents who abuse their needs are not included. Therefore, this is not a new amnesty, but rather a reopening of old provisions. Center-right candidate Edmondo Cirelli appreciated the initiative: “An act of justice awaited by thousands of Campanian families who were forced to build houses for housing needs, not for illegal construction. I thank Campania’s center-right parliamentarians who have fought to correct the distortions that, for more than twenty years, have produced a real gap between Campanians and the rest of the country.” Deputy Minister Tajani underlined: “For some homes, amnesty can be considered, for other homes, which are unsafe, not. So this issue must be handled on a case-by-case basis.” Left crying scandal. “A measure designed not to solve the housing emergency, but to gather consensus in Campania ahead of the vote. A dynamic that has all the characteristics of a political exchange of votes”, attacked Piero De Luca. The other side of this maneuver is the hypothesis contained in the amendment to the obligation of trade union organizations to communicate their participation in the strike seven days in advance, in written and irrevocable form. “Unacceptable actions” for the union.
CISL, however, is committed to the field of social security.
“We ask that the Women’s Option be reinstated because not only does it have symbolic value, but women must be put in a position to be able to choose and to do this we must avoid this action, as has happened in recent years with conditions”, said CISL secretary general, Daniela Fumarola, yesterday on the sidelines of the union’s initiative on peace in Rome.
