The delays in the collection of the third and fourth installment of the Pnrr, amounting to a total of 35 billion euros, risk causing liquidity problems for the state coffers. For this reason, the Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policies, Raffaele Fitto, will present, during this afternoon's control room, a significant revision of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr).
This remodeling of the Plan entails cuts for a total of 15,89 billion euros, in sectors such as railways, municipalities, hydrogeological instability and welfare because they are judged unfeasible by the summer of 2026 (deadline proposed by the EU). Instead, it is proposedintegration of the chapter RepowerEu, which will guarantee a loan of 19,5 billion euros and will contain incentives for businesses, aimed at supporting investments in the context of the green evolution of the 4.0 model.
The detail of the measures is enclosed in a 152 page document, which promises to spark heated debate. The changes to the Pnrr will not only involve the redistribution of funds but also a temporal reconfiguration of some reforms.
The reduction in PA payments has been postponed for 15 months
Among the main changes, the document proposes to postpone for 15 months la reduction of the payment times of the Public Administration (Pa), which should have settled all its invoices by the end of the year in a maximum period of 30 days (60 days for the Health sector). Furthermore, more time is also required for the acceleration of the procedures for awarding contracts, above all considering the impact of the "system change" brought about by the new Code.
The document also proposes a referral for the reduction of arrears in the courtsbut there seems to be no problem with the parallel target for the courts of appeal.
Funding cuts to various ministries and railways
The Italian government's proposed revision acts in various areas, including the Interior Ministry, the Ministry of the Environment and the University. In the railways sector, some infrastructures, such as the Rome-Pescara diagonal connection, will suffer a funding cut of 620,17 million euros, while some sections of the Naples-Bari and Palermo-Catania lines will be reduced by another 787 million euros . The funds saved will be used for new interventions in the same sector.
RepowerEU integrated
In the file enter the RepowerEu with three major investment measures: 2,3 billion euros for networks, 14,7 billion for the green transition and energy efficiency, and 2 billion for supply chains. They are also included six sectoral reforms worth another 100 million euros. The reforms concern the reduction of connection costs for the production of biomethane, the renewable Power Purchasing Agreements (PPA), the development of green skills in both the private and public sectors, the creation of a road map to rationalize ineffective incentives for fossil fuels and the introduction of a single text on incentives for renewable energies. Overall, Italian repower amounts to 19,25 billion euros.
Among the projects included there are those of important companies such as Eni, Enel, Snam and Terna, including the Tyrrhenian Link submarine cable to connect Sardinia to the Tyrrhenian coast and the doubling of the gas pipeline along the Adriatic backbone.
also the families will benefit from incentivesi, including energy bonuses, which will be calibrated on the basis of income, with particular advantages for those with lower incomes, who could obtain concessions of up to 100-110%.
Fitto's report on the Pnrr is scheduled for next Tuesday.