Sixteen days after the vote on 4 March, the greatest risk continues to be the lack of a homogeneous majority, the achievement of the much desired 40%. For Vincenzo Boccia, President in office of Confindustria, the goal of politics must be only one: to guarantee stability, whatever the cost, even through a German-style grand coalition.
This is the message launched by Boccia during the general assembly of Confindustria in Verona, an event in which about seven thousand Italian entrepreneurs will participate, in the absence of political representatives. The important thing, according to the body representing the Italian company, will be to have a government immediately after March 4, avoiding new elections.
A new government which, according to Boccia, must first of all not take steps backwards with respect to the reforms of the Renzi government: "The Fornero law cannot be touched", as well as all the measures taken by the former prime minister and the current president Paolo Gentiloni in favor of the country's development: Jobs Act, Industry 4.0. No step backwards therefore compared to the recent past: this is the strong signal sent by Boccia.
Numerous round tables and discussions on the future of entrepreneurial Italy took place during the day in Verona, which touched on three main themes: growth, work and debt.
No explicit endorsement from Vincenzo Boccia, but only the will to work for the common good of the country: "The proposals heard so far are all worthy of attention, but we have to deal with resources and coverage and, therefore, define the priority".
The road traveled so far suggests a promising future for Italian industry, and for this very reason Confindustria wants to play a leading role in view of the forthcoming elections, without influencing the programs and choices of the single parties, but putting them in guard against any proposals without solid foundations.
According to the five-year plan launched by Confindustria, the country's objectives "can be achieved through the procurement and use of 250 billion euros”. This sum is arrived at by calculating that Europe, said Vincenzo Boccia, "could contribute up to 93 billion euros by freeing up resources to invest in infrastructure, training, research and innovation", while the private sector "could contribute up to 38 billion euros by investing in the real economy and focusing on economic policy objectives”.
Furthermore, one could acton the public budget by contributing up to 120 billion euros”. 'If fundamental reforms are not dismantled and a medium-term program based on modernisation, simplification and efficiency is implemented, it is possible to obtain over a 5-year term: over 1,8 million more employed people, a reduction of over 20 points in the ratio between public debt and GDP, a cumulative growth in real GDP close to 12 percentage points and a growth in exports consistently higher than world demand”, concluded the president of Confindustria.
