Ivrea, mobilization of the PRC: “Against the cost of obsolete excise bills and 5% VAT”

“We are in all the squares of Italy to ask for interventions on the bills – said Cadigia Perini, secretary of the Ivrea club -. Electricity and gas are essential goods and we therefore ask for the reduction of VAT to 5% and the cancellation of obsolete excise duties and all system charges “

IVREA. The national mobilization of Rifondazione Comunista to protest against the recent increases in the cost of electricity (+ 55%) and gas (+ 41.8%), which are also generating an increase in the cost of basic necessities, also involved Ivrea. Saturday 12, in Piazza Balla, a garrison of activists invited passers-by to join a petition for a popular petition against the high cost of living.

“We are in all the squares of Italy to ask for interventions on the bills – said Cadigia Perini, secretary of the Ivrea club -. Electricity and gas are essential goods and we therefore ask for the reduction of VAT to 5% and the cancellation of obsolete excise duties and all system charges ». We also ask that the return on invested capital be drastically lowered to contain the stellar profits of Enel and Eni – continued Perini -. The revocation of the transition to the free market from 1 January 2024 is also fundamental for us, because it will not bring benefits to end users but will only generate increases “.

The popular petition will be presented on the agenda of the municipal councils and the prefects of large cities to make it reach the government table. “Anger emerges for these increases in a period that is already so difficult for families and for those who run a business – the secretary pointed out -. Here this mobilization represents a first step. If thousands of signatures are collected, the government will be forced to respond. It is already thinking of temporary measures, such as the possibility of paying in installments, but we are aiming for structural solutions with lasting benefits ».

Perini also offered examples from across the border: “France has placed a 4% ceiling on increases on electricity and gas bills while Spain has removed all system charges”, and then ends with a statement: “The measures of the government aim to protect businesses better than citizens, but if the latter’s economic availability is reduced, who will companies sell their products to? ”.