As the programmatic discussions near their conclusions, the climate is heating up in the broader coalition, with allies determined to advance—each—their own, more distinctive proposals. While the Five Star Movement already takes for granted the inclusion of a citizen's income in its unified program (regardless of its renaming), Angelo Bonelli and Nicola Fratoianni are issuing a sort of ultimatum regarding the wealth tax: "The tax on extremely high wealth is a necessity" and "without AVS, there is no alternative."
Giuseppe Conte 's response came live, during the Green Party's 40th anniversary event, which brought together the four leaders (including Elly Schlein). And it opened the door to dialogue: "When I say no to a wealth tax, I don't mean no to a tax or levy on the super-rich. I mean, let's tax financial speculation, but we have two proposals; let's discuss yours too."
The Democratic Party secretary says she is in favor of a "tax on the super-rich" and launches a dig at Giorgia Meloni: "We're talking about multimillionaires, we won't raise taxes on the middle class, she did that."
On the wealth tax, this morning, Bonelli was the first to bang his fist on the table: "We insist on a solidarity contribution for assets above €5.4 million ." A few hours later, Fratoianni, from the same stage, backed him up and doubled down: "I say this especially to those of us who have doubts, to my friend Giuseppe Conte. The tax on very large fortunes in the program is a necessity; we just need to dip our hands into the pockets of the Italian middle class."
Italia Viva's position remains unchanged: "Talking about raising taxes is masochistic. Doing so would be a helping hand to Meloni, who actually raised taxes."
The issues of the RDC and the wealth tax are the last and most difficult to resolve at the center-left table, along with the long-standing Ukrainian issue and a few notable issues regarding justice. But the leaders are determined to reach a consensus, which will happen as early as next week, with a view to concluding the matter, if possible, by November 30th. After that, the spotlight will be on the leadership battle.
(Unioneonline)