Matteo Salvini raises the tone with the France he had defined the line of the Italian government is repulsive on immigration. Winks at Germany and Austria on migration policies in the EU. And he promises the flatx tax as early as 2018.
The interior minister used very direct words towards Paris, contesting the numbers of rejections and non-receptions against the Macron administration. "Macron passes from words to deeds and tomorrow morning he welcomes the 9 migrants he had undertaken to welcome", said the head of the Interior Ministry in the report on Aquarius to the Senate. France, he said, accepted only 340 of the 9.816 migrants who were to be relocated over three years on its territory. "France tells us that we are cynical - he added - but from 1 January to 31 May it rejected 10.249 people at the borders, including women and disabled children".
And again: “We have nothing to learn from anyone in terms of solidarity. Our history does not deserve to be addressed in these terms by members of the French government who I hope will apologize ”, he added. “Without official apologies Conte is right not to go to Paris”. And in fact, Prime Minister Conte has frozen the meeting with Macron in Paris.
Meanwhile, the Farnesina has summoned the French ambassador e Minister Enzo Moavero Milanese defined the words used by France as "unacceptable". "This is how relationships are at risk." And he asked that "initiatives be taken to remedy the situation" as soon as possible.
The Economy Minister, Giovanni Tria, canceled the meeting with the French Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, scheduled for today in Paris, after the controversy over the declarations of the French government towards Italy on the matter of the migrants of the ship Aquarius. However, the meeting scheduled for tomorrow in Berlin between Tria and his counterpart Olaf Scholz remains confirmed.
ROMANO PRODI INTERVENES
"Right and shared outrage for the French statements". Former premier Romano Prodi, in an interview with InBlu Radio, the Catholic radio network of the CEI, takes the field on the issue of migrants.
“Saying what the French government has said – he added – is intolerable especially by a government that caused the beginning of this tragedy. France made the war in Libya. We have incredibly queued up, I have never seen someone wage a war against their own interests ”.
“In recent years France – concluded Prodi – has managed things in Libya with absolutely its own initiatives, disregarding general interests. Macron, in this one case, has done nothing but bring together the Italian political forces".
FLAT TAX AND PENSIONS AT 100 FEE
Before going to the Senate, Matteo Salvini went to the Confesercenti assembly. In front of the audience of traders, he confirmed that the government "will reduce taxes and we will not increase VAT and excise duties. We will already start the tax revolution based on the flat tax in 2018“. The deputy premier also announced the dry coupon and the stop to the payment of the IMU for vacant shops, defined as "madness".
Finally stop the threshold on cash payments. “For me there shouldn't be no limit on cash spending – added Salvini – everyone is free to pay as they wish and as much as they wish”.
“As planned, our goal is to dismantle the Fornero law piece by piece, introducing 100 immediately: 41 years of contributions seniority I think are enough”.
