Workers from all over Italy, calm down. The Government will not touch the holidays. This was confirmed today by the Minister of Tourism, Piero Gnudi: “It is a question that touches on very deep sensitivities in the country – the minister told Radio Anch'Io -. The issue is closed for this Government ”.
In short, Mario Monti's team has shelved "forever" the hypothesis of suppressing holidays and celebrating them on the nearest Sunday. The goal was to recover days of production to the benefit of GDP.
The unification had been included in the summer maneuver of 2011. With an amendment by the Democratic Party, April 25, May 2 and June XNUMX (but not the patronal holidays) were saved. A new amendment to the spending review - this time from the PDL - had raised the issue again in recent months.
As for religious holidays, the proposal was to authorize the Government "to conclude with the Holy See the revision of the agreements concluded with regard to holidays". One less negotiation for the Professor.
