"We are evaluating possible interventions on the contribution wedge, to lower it and the problem is to do it stably over time", making the measure "definitive". This was announced today by the Minister of Labour, Giuliano Poletti, interviewed by La Repubblica.
"I consider the austerity policies wrong - he added - which sharply raised the retirement age by 5 years", this has created a 'wall' on the entry of young people into the labor market. When asked if he didn't share the Fornero reform at the time, Poletti replied: "It had to be done in a different way, it needed to be gradual".
According to Poletti, therefore, it is necessary to intervene "in such a way that it is convenient to hire a young man". And the operation, he points out, must not be valid for "one or two years" but should be made permanent. In short, he continues, "permanent work must definitely cost less than temporary work", reversing, he points out, "the situation that existed before our interventions".
When asked by Massimo Giannini, on how many resources are available in the next budget law for cutting the wedge, the minister did not comment. Responding to requests on NEETs, after the data released yesterday, the minister invites "not to talk about 'lying down', but about people who are actively looking for work, but in Italy, compared to other EU countries, it takes longer". And this, he explains, is the problem. The solution, he adds, must also be sought through "accompanying" policies and by trying to bring together job supply and demand.
