Today is the day of the "decree of doing", which arrives at the Council of Ministers in the afternoon. A decree, the first of a certain weight to be examined by the Letta government which proposes to relaunch growth and, at the same time, to streamline some bureaucratic procedures. The main points are the decisive cut in electricity bills and the granting of greater lines of credit to companies to invest.
As for bills, the news was brought forward yesterday by the Minister for Economic Development Zanonato. The decree provides for the cut of 500 million per year for the electricity bills of citizens and companies, "reducing improper charges and rents" (250 million from the reformulation of the Cip6 tariffs based on the lower gas price, and another 250 from the cut of biofuel incentives).
As regards companies, on the other hand, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, the decree aims, as mentioned, to "reduce the difficult conditions for accessing credit", by strengthening the central guarantee fund, in order to reactivate a channel of easy finance. At this point, it will be possible to activate additional credit for around 50 billion in three years. Furthermore, thanks to the funding of Cassa depositi e prestiti, the government intends to make 5 billion euros available at halved rates for the purchase of machinery.
Finally, the simplifications: ranging from the company tutor to the one-stop shop for the building industry, passing through the Durc which will be valid for 180 days and officially acquired by the public administration, while the certificate of sound and robust constitution will disappear from most of the areas (both public and private uses), allowing for enormous savings on "papers".
