The opinion of Corrado Passera, CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo, on the maneuver launched yesterday evening by the Council of Ministers is good. In particular, the taxation on financial income "is a positive measure that will be appreciated by the markets". In fact, the provision constitutes "an alignment with what is happening throughout Europe", for this reason, according to Passera, the Government is moving "in a coherent manner". Instead, the CEO preferred to suspend judgment on the taxation of financial transactions: "It's something that still needs to be understood, I'd rather understand what they have in mind first and then judge".
Leaving Italy's borders, Passera also spoke today of Greece, assuring that Intesa Sanpaolo will play its part in the rollover on Greek debt securities: "As regards the maturities of the next few years - he explained - it is such a small thing that for the better or in the bad we can contribute a little. The modality indicated by France (on the rollover of Greek bonds) seems complex but contains a lot of constructive thought. It seems to me a path on which a consensus can be reached”.
