The rift with the unions was not enough to clarify the maneuver. While throughout Italy the social partners they manifest together against the measures of the Monti government, the new package is stuck in the quicksand of amendments. And in the end the postponement was inevitable. The Montecitorio Bureau approved the request made by the presidents of the budget and finance committees of Montecitorio, Giancarlo Giorgetti (Lega) and Gianfranco Conte (PDL), who got 24 hours more to complete the exam. The arrival of the text in the Chamber is thus postponed from tomorrow morning to Wednesday (10 pm).
The fundamental issue to be resolved remains that of sale, which cannot be scratched even by a cent. The Executive still hasn't found the 4-5 billion in coverage necessary to give the go-ahead to the changes to the two most controversial interventions: the Imu-Ici on first homes and the stop to the indexation of pensions.
“We have not yet had a conclusive response from the government – explained the speaker Piepaolo Baretta (PD) -. If we had found the covers we would already be in the Chamber. We are oriented to do whatever it takes to find a solution", but "we need more time: the first block of amendments has been presented, it will now be voted on and before tackling the most important times there are 46 articles to go through.”
To resolve the stalemate the premier Mario Monti met today with the Minister for Relations with Parliament, Peter Giarda. It is possible that in the next few hours the group leaders of Pd, Pdl and Third Pole are received by members of the Executive, if not directly by the President of the Council.
Let's now see what are the latest news included in the amendment of the committees (subject to further interventions that the speakers may file during the day):
CASH PENSIONS AND SALARIES, THE ROOF REMAINS AT 500 EUROS
At the moment, there has been no request to change the maximum threshold for the cash payment of salaries, pensions and salaries by the public administration. The ceiling thus remains the one provided for by the decree, 500 euros. The amendment then specifies that the transactions must take place by means of "prepaid payment cards" and "institutional electronic cards, including the health card". The risk that thousands of pensioners are forced to open current accounts thus seems to have been averted.
PUBLIC MANAGERS: STRATTA ON SALARIES IN UNLISTED COMPANIES
The amendment provides for a crackdown on the remuneration of directors who operate in unlisted companies placed under the direct control of the Ministry of Economy. The companies “will be classified by bands on the basis of quantitative and qualitative dimensional indicators. For each band, the maximum compensation to which the boards of directors will have to refer, according to objective and transparent criteria, will be determined for the determination of the fees to be paid". The operation will be repeated "at least every three years", in relation "to changes in the market and the planned rate of inflation, in compliance with the objectives of containing public spending".
REFINANCED LSU FOR NAPLES AND PALERMO
An amendment to the maneuver provides for the refinancing of socially useful jobs for Naples and Palermo.
NEW ISEE, BEWARE OF LARGE FAMILIES
In defining the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (used for the granting of tax breaks and welfare benefits), it is requested that large families be taken into greater consideration, making more use of the asset component and at the same time increasing controls.
EQUITALIA, MORE TIME TO PAY DEBTS IN INSTALLMENTS
Taxpayers in debt to the tax authorities will have more oxygen to comply with the payment of outstanding installments. You will have time until the expiry of the next installment, without triggering the forfeiture of the installment and the enrollment in the role. There is also the possibility of deferring the payment of installments, which "can be extended only once for a further period and up to seventy-two months, provided that no forfeiture has occurred. In this case, the debtor can request that the installment plan include, instead of the constant installment, variable installments of increasing amounts for each year".
