«High-profile names, sharing won. Donnarumma at CDP»- Corriere.it

Giovanbattista Fazzolari is the stormy night of the nominations finally over?
“There was never a long night of negotiations.”

Lights on late?
“It is true. But I was working elsewhere. It happens to me often.”

But opinions with Fi and Lega were different. Who win?
«We have passed from the titles “Meloni catch all displeases the allies” to “Everyone is happy, except Meloni”. The truth is that Giorgia has established a method: sharing».

partition?
«No, the opposite. The principle was that every CEO and every president had to be liked by everyone. So the appointments have all been high-profile. And this shows the great seriousness of this government”.

Yes, but on the Enel Cattaneo-Scaroni duo you gave in to pressure from Lega and Fi.
«Cattaneo is considered close to our area. But we have evaluated the most useful profile for companies. Enel has a strong financial exposure and there aren’t many managers capable of talking to investment funds like Scaroni».

The past with Moscow?
«He had closed deals at a time when the whole EU was getting supplies there. His serious mistake is that of the whole EU ».

Meloni gave in on Donnarumma. Realism?
«He will lead Cdp Capital Venture. A position of great prestige and responsibility”.

Leonardo goes up on the stock market, Enel goes down. Was Meloni right?
«Market dynamics not worrying».

Is it true that Cingolani wanted Leonardo Draghi?
“No. It’s a choice of vision. Ukraine has taught us that Defense must be at the forefront of technology. He is a consultant. Born on these very themes».

Isn’t it incompatible because it’s fresh from government?
“He didn’t do defense. He would have been at Enel ».

There is the woman CEO: Di Foggia.
«Chosen on merit: it comes from an important private company. But it was right to have a female-led listed company».

Did Minister Giorgetti prefer to be abroad?
“He had an appointment with the monetary fund. But he was in continuous contact ».

Berlusconi was absent due to illness. Did he influence?
“No. With Giorgia Meloni they had spoken in the previous days about everything and there had been great sharing ».

There are those who talk about technical tests of scenarios without him.
«Imaginative reconstructions like the internal tensions of the majority».

And the single party?
«The strength of the centre-right is that different parties act as a team. The challenge is to govern well”.

Are you doing this?
“The data says so. For Istat, the climate of confidence in businesses (from 104 to 110) and households (from 90 to 105) rises. Because the government gives the impression of lasting and not chasing the polls every minute. The spread drops from 240 to 180. The stock market flies up to +23%. The GDP is better than forecasts: from 0.3 we have risen to 0.9. Government bonds are sold out at every auction and in the first two months after the budget law we have +100,000 permanent jobs to which support for hiring companies and 6.5 billion euros earmarked for the reduction of the tax wedge may have contributed which in the Def we add another 3 ».

A poor Def?
«A serious Def. We want to break the tradition of data denied at the end of the year, for the worse. We confirm the deficit already indicated in the year-end planning document and therefore of 4.5% this year with a rapid reduction in the next ones. And a 1% GDP growth that doesn’t satisfy us but is well above forecasts. And let’s stop with the lies about “everything for free”.

On Pnrr or superbonus?
“Both. The superbonus weighs over 70 billion and worsens the public debt of 2023 and subsequent years. Having to gradually reduce the debt/GDP ratio, we have fewer resources available, for example on health and education. Moreover, more than 50% of the resources benefited the 10% of the richest population: with the superbonus, even castles have been renovated. He takes away from the poor and gives to the rich”.

And the PNR?
«Naive to believe that the Pnrr is also free. The 122 billion borrowed are counted, on an annual basis, in determining the deficit/GDP ratio. It means that the works financed with the Pnrr reduce the room for maneuver. Only we at FdI had said it ».

And so what? Spend it or not?
“Yes, but fine. It is the work that Minister Fitto does, seriously, in relation to the commission».

Have you criticized the state of emergency and now you do?
«Conte’s limited fundamental freedoms with the Dpcm, including the possibility of leaving the house. Ours only serves to speed up the procedures to deal with the immigration emergency”.

Schlein wants to be a problem for you. Are you afraid of it?
“No, your radicalizing the left does us a favor. It shows that, at the moment, it is not an alternative government ».

Subscribe to the newsletter of The Economy

Whatever it Takes by Federico Fubini

The challenges for the economy and markets in an unstable world

Europe Matters by Francesca Basso and Viviana Mazza

Europe, the United States and Italy that count, with innovations and important decisions, but also small important stories

One More Thing by Massimo Sideri

From the world of science and technological innovation, the news that changes our lives (more than we think)

And don’t forget the newsletters
The Economy Opinions and the Economy 6 pm