PALERMO – Despite good intentions, the Ars was unable to close the maneuver this evening. Indeed, the most complicated issues remain to be resolved and in particular Article 2: “the real financial”, defined it a few days ago by Gianfranco Miccichè. Above all, however, the spotlights of the parliamentary groups are focused on “refreshments” for the productive categories hit by the economic crisis due to the pandemic: there is very little in the text.
The bulk, was the refrain of the entire parliamentary session, will be included in an agenda that the Assembly will approve together with the maneuver: it will contain the priorities to be indicated to the Musumeci government, which will then act administratively after having made another round in the Budget Committee. The amount is not yet known, there is talk of a figure between 200 and 300 million euros.
These are extra-regional funds to be reprogrammed, on which the government has already activated talks with the Minister for the South, Mara Carfagna. So while the rules of the sections local authorities, tourism and productive activities (some set aside) were voted in the hall of Hercules, the race was staged in the corridors to fill the “draft refreshments”. Among the regulations approved this evening, some are covered with regional funds, others with extra-regional resources, already reprogrammed. The rental with driver sector goes to 7 million euros from the resources of the Poc 2014/2020; 400 thousand euros for the artistic and cultural initiatives of the Taobuk Festival and the Taormina Film Fest; 5 million (Poc funds) to municipalities for interventions on cinemas; 5 million (Poc funds) to companies that manage cinemas and to companies in the organization, distribution, co-organization and production of live performances, with the exception of the beneficiaries of the share of the single regional fund for entertainment (Furs) ; 2 million (Poc) of non-repayable contributions to photographic activities, favoring exhibitors who present a reduction in their turnover of at least fifty percent in the period between the beginning and the end of the activity carried out in 2020; The law that provides for an additional contribution for regional employees placed on trade union leave, tax simplification for travel agencies, green light to 300 thousand euros for companies in the industrial area of Valle del Dittaino damaged by the storm of 23 September 2020 passes. The terms for youth cooperatives extended until December 31, 202, the mutual fund for the promotion and development of cooperation established at the productive activities department. The law that recognizes “Koshido Budo”, a martial art born in Serradifalco (Cl), is also passed. The classroom will meet again tomorrow at 11.
In the past few hours, the go-ahead in a transversal manner from the Ars to a total contribution of 5 million euros for the Municipalities with ports of transit to the smaller islands and for those of the smaller islands themselves. This was announced by Pino Galluzzo, regional deputy of Diventerà Bellissima di Messina, adding: «The related article approved in the Budget was strongly desired by me. Milazzo and the Aeolian Islands will have the largest share of funds and Messina itself will enjoy the contribution thanks to the traffic to the Aeolian Islands. I thank all the parliament, both the majority and the opposition, for sharing the rule, the chairman of the transport commission Giusy Savarino and the whole group of Diventerà Bellissima ». Giusy Savarino also intervenes on the rule: “Porto Empedocle after having been the recipient of funds for the difficulties due to the migratory flow, today together with Lampedusa is the recipient of a further contribution thanks to an amendment proposed by Diventerà Bellissima, already appreciated in the Commission that I chair and shared by all political forces at Ars. The goal is to make the ports functional, to mitigate the inconvenience of traffic and to improve the services for the maritime connection. The Municipalities will invest the resources assigned to them for the maintenance of the road network and the related horizontal and vertical signs leading to the ports and for the construction of parking areas that guarantee sustainable mobility in the outflow and arrival roads to the port areas “.
In the evening there was also the go-ahead for cameras in kindergartens and nursing homes: “We approved the rule that provides for the installation of video surveillance systems in nursing homes and kindergartens, already presented as a bill by Michele Catanzaro regional parliamentary member of the Democratic Party, and the one that allows municipalities the possibility of activating checks in reception facilities for the elderly, because the protection of the most vulnerable people is a duty “, said the group leader at Ars Giuseppe Lupo. of the approval of the articles 55 e 56 of the stability law under discussion at Ars. “With the new provisions of the law – he adds – it will be easier to monitor to ensure respect for the fundamental rights of children, the elderly and the disabled and prevent unacceptable phenomena of mistreatment and abuse”.
And then, Article 79 authorizing the sum of 200 thousand euros for incentives for the purchase of electric or hybrid cars; L’article 80 which concerns interventions in favor of mobility for people with disabilities and civil disabilities; Article 82 which authorizes the expenditure of 600 thousand euros to strengthen road surveillance and maintenance services through the staff of the former Keller basin; L‘article 100 which concerns the financing for the completion of the dredging works of the refuge port of Gela e Article 112 which provides for the recovery of the area of Palermo on which Villa Deliella insisted with the creation of a Liberty museum.
A great shot had already been taken yesterday forward in the analysis of the ARS financial statement, when during the ARS session – which lasted about ten hours – about fifteen regulations were approved. The most important is the green light for the stabilization of 4,571 Asu workers.
Free way then to different measures to protect minors, the elderly and the disabled and funds for facilities that are equipped with new generation surveillance systems and CCTV cameras. Great attention is also paid to businesses, especially after the Confcommercio protest in front of the Parliament square, which also led to a meeting of the president Patrizia Di Dio with the president of Ars Gianfranco Miccichè and some group leaders. The councilor and vice president of the Region, Gaetano Armao, who spoke in the Chamber, assured that he could find about 2-300 million to help with the refreshments.
Among other measures, three million for scholarships for young doctors, an increase to 30 hours per week for specialist veterinarians and the obligation for private clinics to include the figure of the social health worker (Oss) in their staff.
Go ahead also to the rule that will allow children residing in Sicily suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to access the drug Zolgesma, essential for the regression of the disease, and the exemption of drugs for the treatment of endometriosis.
Ok also to the article which provides a contribution of 5,000 euros for pregnant women residing in the smaller islands of Sicily, Pelagie, Egadi, Aeolian and Pantelleria. 67 set aside for the start of projects for the supply of medical cannabis. Finally, green disco for theArticle 47 establishing the day against cyberbullying for February 7th.
The day before the green light had been given toarticle 36 “Financial allocations to municipalities, free municipal consortia and metropolitan cities” which concerns the refinancing for municipalities of current account interventions and investments; toarticle 35 which allocates as an advance the sum of 200 thousand euros to be allocated to metropolitan cities and free consortia for the disposal of waste that is abandoned along extra-urban roads; toarticle 39 which provides that for the financial year 2021 an extraordinary contribution can be made to the municipalities declared a red zone; LArticle 41 establishing the Regional Revolving Fund for the costs of demolition of illegal works; toarticle 42 which assigns a contribution to the municipalities of the province of Messina and to the municipalities of Monreale, Altofonte and Piana degli Albanesi, following the fires of 30 August 2020 and 3 October 2020.
Green light also for thearticle 43 which provides for a contribution for the financial year 2021 to municipalities for which there are structural budgetary imbalances in conditions such as to cause financial distress. Also approvedarticle 40 “Interventions in favor of the municipalities involved in welcoming immigrants.
Ok also article 17 which extends the early retirement pension, ‘quota 100’, and other provisions on access to pension benefits to regional employees, determining the related expenditure to be transferred to the staff pension fund. Green light all‘article 37 which provides for the regional co-financing of the state contribution, for the three-year period 2021-2023, to be disbursed in support of unions of municipalities. Ok toarticle 44, which dictates the reporting methods of extraordinary contributions paid to local authorities, and al 45, with the latter extending the regional contribution aimed at dealing with financial emergencies to local authorities that declared (or will declare) failing in the financial years 2014-2023 until 2023, the contribution previously limited only to local authorities that had declared financial distress between 2011 and 2020. Also approved thearticle 49 which provides for free transport in public transport in favor of subjects belonging to the police, the armed forces and the firefighters; L’article 54 which assigns to Crias the management of the resources transferred from the State to the Region in certain matters; and thearticle 48 which assigns 700 thousand euros to cooperatives of taxi drivers with radiotaxi service.
Green light also allArticle 4, regarding the containment of expenditure in the sector of regional investee companies; Article 15, on administrative reinforcement in the expenditure of the Structural Funds; L‘article 18, concerning the secondment of health personnel; L’article 27, in the field of forestry personnel; L’article 31 which introduces a revolving fund for urban planning in favor of municipalities, thearticle 9 ‘Provisions on Riscossione Sicilia spà which provides that the exercise of the functions relating to collection on the regional territory are delegated and carried out by the Revenue-Collection Agency.
Green light for‘article 23 which authorizes the Regional Councilor for Education and Vocational Training, Roberto Lagalla, to double the economic values for the funding for the schools of the smaller islands, specifically the funds are intended for the transport and transfer of teachers. Article 8 was also approved, which provides for financial interventions to support small and medium-sized enterprises.
Green light also for article 28 which, in terms of securing state-owned maritime assets and removing abandoned waste on state-owned maritime property, provides for funds to try to eliminate any dangers to public safety, also with the help of civil engineering.
Ars approved Article 1 which concerns the commitments undertaken by the Region in the agreement with the State on spreading the deficit of 1.7 billion euros over ten years. Long discussion on the examination of article 3 ‘Reduction of expenses and higher revenues for the regional heritage’, which was approved. Articles 5 (Centralized purchasing management) and 6 (Provisions regarding the special tax for the delivery of solid waste) have been approved.