The postponement of the VAT increase to September is almost certain. Tomorrow in the Council of Ministers "99,9% will see the postponement of VAT, for three months, until September, in the meantime work is underway to restructure the whole system of rates" announced the Minister of Regional Affairs, Graziano Delrio, interviewed by Repubblica.it. Even the undersecretary for the economy Pier Paolo Baretta made statements to Il Messaggero in line with what was declared by Delrio.
The hypothesis of the postponement does not like the Pdl. The exponents of the Popolo delle Libertà have spoken out several times against the hypothesis of mere postponement. "Governments are standing if they govern - said Renato Brunetta - If Saccomanni suspends the VAT increase for just three months it's a joke, it's not good, we're not there and the majority is gone" . “We would not accept – he added – such a partial, absurd and ridiculous answer. We must suspend the VAT increase until the end of the year”.
