Together with the 2019 Budget law and the tax decree, the Council of Ministers on Monday evening approved the Simplifications decree law, which proposes measures "for de-bureaucratization, health protection, active labor policies and other indifferent needs".
The spotlights are turned on in particular on the measures in terms of work, economic development, cuts in politics and health. Here they are.
WORK MEASURES
The new decree permits the Extraordinary Redundancy Fund (CIGS) in cases of company reorganization or crisis. Therefore, the decree allows the extension of the social shock absorbers for 2018 and 2019 for all companies with more than 100 employees and which have employment problems. The redundancy fund is granted for 12 months for company reorganization and for six months in the event of a crisis.
With this decree, the Government intends to grant the mobility treatment in derogation for 12 months in favor of workers who have ceased or cease ordinary or derogatory mobility from 22 November 2017 to 31 December 2018 on condition that these workers are subject to measures of active politics. The same measure applies to workers in the Termini Imerese and Gela area who have already enjoyed this treatment since 2016.
Further provisions in the field of work consist in the abolition of the single labor ledger, in simplifications in the ambit of entertainment companies, in contracts, in the filing of collective agreements.
DEVELOPMENT MEASURES
In terms of economic development, the decree contains provisions on simplification for agro-food companies, the reduction of costs for start-ups, innovative small and medium-sized enterprises and incubators; the reduction of the information costs and obligations of companies and the streamlining of the procedures for the establishment of joint stock companies.
The decree also provides for the introduction of the Brahmin rule which provides for rules to protect those who owe debts to banks but have credits to the state.
Exemptions envisaged for researchers within universities and public research bodies in the field of inventions.
To create a fair motor liability, with differentiated fees with respect to the territory, the constraints of transferring the policy from one insurer to another are eliminated.
MEASURE ON POLICY CUTS
The costs of politics are reduced in the regions with ordinary and special statutes and in the autonomous provinces, through the contribution calculation of the annuities deriving from the regional elective mandate. Furthermore, there is provision for blocking the transfer of annuity funds to regions that do not provide for their abolition.
HEALTH MEASURES
On health, the decree contains provisions on transactions with pharmaceutical companies to cover pharmaceutical expenditure; the commissioning of the Regions in the plan to recover from the deficit of the health sector, the establishment of the National Vaccine Registry, with the aim of monitoring the vaccination programs on the peninsula and the establishment of the fund for the reduction of waiting lists .
Further measures concern the allocation of new funds for Genoa for which 10 million are expected for 2018 and 15 million in 2019 for the restructuring of the road transport, the increase of the fund for peace missions in order to guarantee financial coverage up to end of this year and the authorization of an expenditure of 40 million for 2018 for Ferrovie dello Stato (to finance the 2016/2021 services part and 600 million euros for 2018 for the 2017/2021 investments part).
