Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – "The idea is to give workers the right to retire at 64, encouraging generational turnover by lowering taxation for young people to 5% in their first years of employment. Therefore, we need to seek flexibility at 64: we're working on it, and the government is ready to do so." This is what Undersecretary of Labor Claudio Durigon said in an interview with Adnkronos editor Davide Desario in Naples during 'City Talks,' a format conceived and produced by Spin Factor, currently underway at the headquarters of the Naples Construction Association (ACEN).
According to Durigon, in the next budget, "there is a need to address the pension situation, also due to the shortage of professional figures.
By keeping people in work until age 68, we're unable to introduce new professionals into the labor market and are not competitive. We need to lower pension taxation, which currently stands at 20%, to 12-13% like in France," he adds.
The goal of this budget is to "provide this opportunity to retire" at 64, "increase flat tax benefits, and provide support for young people.
In short, there are many objectives we can pursue, for which we must provide answers."
The opposition must be an opposition, of course, but not a demagogue. Today we have 63% employment, the highest figure ever, and we've cut the tax wedge by €10 billion. The international situation and rising inflation have certainly impacted wage trends, but I remember that wage power has been low for 30 years, and I tell the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) that they've signed contract renewals at €4-5 an hour.
This government, explains Durigon, has asked Europe for “elasticity based on inflation and a few more points are on the way.
Objectively, the high oil prices are a price increase that cannot be weighed, unfortunately, by Europe or even by Italy, because it is the result of two wars that have invaded the economic market. Objectively, I believe this government has given everything, and even more than it could. A strong, significant budget deviation is needed. We are in dialogue with Europe, and thanks to Minister Giorgetti, we will certainly achieve a minimal deviation, which precisely affects the inflationary aspect.
"These European rules, unfortunately, sometimes create truly embarrassing constraints, because today we need more freedom to boost our country's economy, and unfortunately we do have constraints. Instead, we take advantage of where these constraints are removed—we're talking about the €14 billion in energy, for example—to invest them wisely and provide a different solution for families and businesses."
Regarding the election date, "there are many factors to consider. I believe that objectively, we first need to see what happens with the electoral law and the Constitutional Court's decision. After that, we're ready to do it at any time, but I believe that objectively, the October deadline is the most natural one to propose. If I had to bet a euro on it? Even two."
“Piantedosi is doing a good job,” adds the Undersecretary of Labor, “but in the next government I see Matteo Salvini at the Ministry of the Interior.”
At the League congress, "there's a climate that demands a resolution to the problem. In the sense that the congress will vote on the movement's direction, and based on that, there must be no further conditions of pseudo-equilibrium or distance that can arise. But this doesn't mean a split either. It means: the democratic line passes with a majority of the party that wants it. Once this line is passed, everyone must fall into line."
As for Massimo Garavaglia, who will challenge Salvini at the League leadership congress, Undersecretary Durigon says, "He's a decent person, and I appreciated him in a conversation with him." "I spoke to him on Sunday, and I know Matteo also spoke to him, but maybe he forgot..." he concludes.
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