The Simplifications decree comes to a close: the provision could be approved by the Council of Ministers as early as tomorrow. Free subcontracting skips from the draft and returns the maximum threshold of 40% of jobs that those who win a tender can transfer to others. Stop also to the maximum decline and to the extent that allowed the restyling of the historic centers. In fact, in last week’s text, an article on urban regeneration gave the green light to demolitions, reconstructions, extensions and raising of buildings in city centers. The secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta, who met Prime Minister Mario Draghi in the morning was satisfied: “Profitable conversation and full agreement on the reforms”.
Draghi, in addition to the Democratic Party, extends a hand to the unions who had threatened the general strike on the maximum decline. The leaders of CGIL, CISL and UIL have been summoned to Palazzo Chigi. However, the secretary of Corso Italia, Maurizio Landini, continues to be critical of the lack of confrontation: “I am tired of having to discuss such important things by telephone or TV, this method does not work”.
The control room
The changes to the draft of the Simplification Decree were agreed this morning during a control room chaired by the premier and attended by ministers Franco, Colao, Cingolani, Giovannini, Orlando, Franceschini, Garavaglia, Brunetta, Bonetti, Speranza, Dadone and Undersecretary Garofoli. The decree on governance of the Recovery plan is also expected on the table of the CDM tomorrow.
The provinces are criticized
“We are concerned about the news according to which in the Simplification Decree the rule on single contracting stations of provinces and metropolitan cities would have been removed”, underlines the president of the UPI, Michele De Pascale.
Minister Franco – he adds – has quantified the resources that will have to be managed by local authorities at over 80 billion, with a tight schedule. The single contracting stations are strategic structures in this process ».
Salvini changes his mind
Dietrofront by Matteo Salvini who in an interview with La Stampa had asked for the abolition of the procurement code. «As Lega we express great satisfaction – he declares – we will no longer talk about contracts at the maximum discount for public works, which do not protect the collective interest or even that of healthy companies. Simplifying and speeding up is essential for the restart of the country, guaranteeing safety for workers, certainty for businesses and quality of works ».