Rome – Business world organizations participated in the summit at Palazzo Chigi for the presentation of the Budget Law to the most representative associations recognized by CNEL.
CONFETRA
During the meeting, chaired by Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano and with the participation of a broad representation of ministers, the Confetra president Carlo De Ruvo illustrated some regulatory proposals of greater interest for the logistics, transport, and shipping sector: from the exclusion of logistics and shipping activities from the regulatory competence of the ART and from the payment of contributions to the same Authority and to AGCOM, to the tax exemption of overtime pay, the thirteenth-month salary, and the increases provided for by national collective bargaining. Attention was also drawn to incentive measures for freight rail transport and to some proposals regarding business taxation, including the revision of tax expenditures, tax credits, as well as other measures necessary for the revival of the sector.
“Extraordinary interventions aimed at incentivizing the productivity and competitiveness of our companies are needed – explained De Ruvo – such as the revision of IRES, as well as interventions aimed at revitalizing domestic consumption demand to guarantee workers’ purchasing power, such as the tax exemption of thirteenth-month salaries and overtime pay. We believe that the path of rigor in public accounts must continue, as also emphasized by the main international Rating Agencies, but, at the same time, we hope that the Government will exploit every possible resource for the revival of business investments”.
CONFTRASPORTO-CONFCOMMERCIO
For Conftrasporto-Confcommercio, the president Pasquale Russo, and vice-president of Confcommercio-Imprese per l’Italia, stressed the need for “concrete measures to support decarbonization, work, and infrastructure.”
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Illustrating the priorities of the sector to restore competitiveness to logistics and transport operators «I thank the Government for today’s convocation and for the dialogue with the associations – said Russo – “We highlighted the importance of a regulatory framework that provides concrete support tools for the decarbonization process of the sector: from the redistribution of ETS revenue to the advantage of operators, to the increase in funds for the renewal of the vehicle fleet and for the marebonus and ferrobonus».
«The issue of work is also central – he continued – both regarding the obtaining of professional qualifications, and for workers in the maritime-port sector. Furthermore, infrastructural modernization, particularly of the road network, the management of critical issues in the Alpine arc, the maintenance of the concession system, and the development of SEZs and ZLS are fundamental, key elements for the country’s competitiveness».
«From today’s meeting – Russo concluded – we hope that the Government will take note of the suggestions and identify the necessary resources to support a sector among the most affected by international tensions, but strategic for national economic and productive growth».
We are awaiting the text of the bill for a more in-depth evaluation and, as always, we are positioning ourselves as a constructive interlocutor, open to discussion.
Present, among others: Alfredo Mantovano, Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council with the functions of Secretary of the Council of Ministers, Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economy and Finance, Adolfo Urso, Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Marina Elvira Calderone, Minister of Labour and Social Policies, Giuseppe Valditara, Minister of Education and Merit, Tommaso Foti, Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion and PNRR Policies, Luigi Sbarra, Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council with responsibility for the South
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