The “brain drain” from Italy «is now a structural and worrying phenomenon ». This was underlined by MP Francesca Ghirra who - together with her colleague Marco Grimaldi - presented a question to the Ministers of University and Labour, and to the Minister of Economy and Finance . The objective is " to know how they intend to intervene to stop the bleeding of young Italian brains towards the most attractive foreign countries".
Referring to the data, according to a study on young Italians who emigrated abroad - published by the North East Foundation - in the period between 2011 and 2021 , our compatriots between the ages of 20 and 34 emigrated to the main economically advanced states of Europe «there were almost 1.3 million, and not 377 thousand, as reported by Istat data». «An extremely worrying situation which risks being aggravated by the provisions included in the draft Legislative Decree implementing the tax reform in the field of international taxation approved by the government in October».
«Every year - underlines Ghirra - Italy trains young excellences who abandon their homes and their loved ones to find work abroad . In recent days we have listened with concern to the appeal launched by Simone Onnis from Cagliari ( OUR FULL INTERVIEW HERE ), anti-money laundering inspector at JP Morgan, who now lives and works in Warsaw, but we know that many qualified young people like him are forced to face problems similar".
«The government – claims the Sardinian deputy – should implement policies that allow the many emigrants to return to work in Italy, not only by encouraging the creation of new jobs, but also through adequate fiscal policies». «The reform proposed by the executive, however, discourages returning to Italy. The new provisions modify the parameters on potentially eligible incomes, the period in which one must be resident abroad goes from 2 to 3 years and the period of residence upon return to Italy from 2 to 5 years. There is also a restriction on the type of workers to whom the new tax incentive is aimed."
«The government must urgently take action to stop the bleeding of young Italians towards the most attractive foreign countries – concludes Ghirra -, also by reviewing recent decisions on international taxation, and ensure that many qualified workers can return to Italy».
(Unioneonline/ss)