«The maneuver can be improved in Parliament. And Forza Italia will do its part»- Corriere.it

There is no problem in the government, according to the foreign minister.

Antonio Tajani, his absence was noted at the press conference on the manoeuvre.

On Tuesday I was on a mission in the Balkans with Minister Crosetto and on Wednesday I had a meeting with Piantedosi, Mantovano, Calderone and Lollobrigida. There is no problem in the majority.

Not even on the maneuver? For Giorgio Mul an herbal tea. A part of Forza Italia not satisfied?


The line in Forza Italia d Berlusconi. Everyone can say what he thinks and obviously everything can be improved, but a government has to come to terms with reality.

Berlusconi has not been consulted and has not received the draft.

I don’t comment on the reconstructions. We have had many meetings and many important things requested by Forza Italia have been included. We will work on a major reform of the bureaucracy, another proposal by Berlusconi to promote growth and employment by canceling too many preventive authorizations.

Could you have been more courageous about growth?

The maneuver was written in a very short time and in a very complicated economic situation, between war and energy crisis, but it marks a political turning point, there is the beginning of a change.

And the billionaire promises of the electoral campaign?

You can’t do everything right away, this is the beginning. a budget law that has a vision. Pensions? We have increased them. Taxes? We lowered them.

Aren’t they just titles?

No, a first step. clear that not all the objectives of the electoral campaign have been achieved but we have five years, we will complete everything. We have given great support to families and businesses due to high energy costs. There is aid for the weakest and for the middle class, a sign of attention for retirees.

You had asked to raise the minimums to 1,000 euros but you don’t even get to 600, aren’t you disappointed?

All perfectible. The lowest pensions will be revalued to 120% and the goal of giving 1,000 euros to everyone in the next few years remains. And we have expanded the area of ​​users of the flat tax.

Isn’t it unfair for a pensioner or an employee to pay more taxes than a self-employed person?

Let’s talk about VAT numbers that collect up to 85 thousand euros, but also much less.

The high Italian debt worries the EU. What will you do?

We inherited it two months ago. The important thing is that the choices go in the right direction. We have taken a first step without slipping, giving a signal to Brussels for the maneuver to be approved. And the markets have appreciated.

Giorgetti did not indulge those who, like Salvini, called for a greater overrun. Could you dare more?

It was not possible, due to a series of contingencies. Something can be corrected and improved in Parliament and Forza Italia will play its part, I’m sure. Meanwhile, there is the tax relief for those who hire young people under 35, women and income earners. Other strong signals for businesses are the confirmation of the reduction of the tax wedge and the postponement of plastic And sugar tax.

Conte called the square against a cowardly maneuver. Will the basic income reform be softened to avoid social tensions?

Threatening and agitating the square is never good in a democracy and does not solve the problem of work. The income will always remain for those who cannot work. A modern and liberal state helps, but it must put those able to work in a position to work.

Ukraine risks blackout. Is the Italian government working for peace?

Our goal is to allow Ukraine to sit down at the peace table. In the coming days, I will take stock with the NATO secretary general, Stoltenberg.

Has anything changed on the migrant front after the diplomatic crisis with France?

There is no longer any controversy with France. Migration is a very big issue, we will continue to ask it because it concerns all of Europe. I spoke about it in Serbia, in Kosovo and with the Maltese minister. And since there is also the issue of legal immigration, I had a meeting with the ministers responsible for the flows decree.

When will it be ready?
We have to agree with business. We are working for clear rules, the government is ready to encourage the entry of non-EU people who can come to work legally.

How are you in the shoes of the most popular minister, according to some polls?

I feel in the shoes of a minister who has a lot to work to make Italy count more globally. We want to be protagonists, from Europe to the Balkans, from North Africa to Latin America. In 2023, after the Med Dialogues, the main moment of discussion on the Mediterranean which will be held in Rome at the beginning of December, we will also organize the Italy-Latin America and Caribbean countries conference.

Does the premier fear questions from the press?

I wasn’t at the press conference and it seems to me it has always been like this, the questions cannot be unlimited. There’s no point in creating controversy.