Confartigianato, the snapshot of Sardinian companies: "Healthy but still fragile"
From the assembly a new appeal to the Region for the support and revitalization of the sector
A growing but still fragile sector, clearly lagging behind in recovering pre-pandemic levels also due to the low birth rate and low female employment.
This is the photograph of the Sardinian artisans that emerged in Siamaggiore in the regional assembly of Confartigianato which confirmed the entrepreneur of Ozieri Maria Amelia Lai at the helm.
There are 109,000 small and medium-sized enterprises on the island, of which 34,000 are artisans , with almost 250,000 employees working in construction, road haulage and car repair, personal and digital services, food and catering, fashion, cleaning and landscape protection and typical and traditional , representing 20% of the production force and 13% of the regional added value, equivalent to almost 4 billion euros.
«The data and the sentiment of the territories show how the sector has grown in numbers, mentality and vision of the future - explains the president - dynamic and, at the same time, fragile realities. We ask the Region that these have greater and more particular attention, for their stability and growth which affects the entire regional economy". The first request is to make regional law 949 structural in favor of artisans which in 3 years has disbursed over 42 million euros in support «but which is still blocked by bureaucracy», Lai denounces. A similar appeal to the Region against high energy costs after the release of 70 million euros to support businesses and families in the self-production of photovoltaics.
"An important allocation for which - the number one of Confartigianato presses - it is necessary to have clarifications on times and procedures: it cannot be closed because of the bills". Then the passage on insularity, a topic dear to businesses . "We want to remain an island but we no longer want solitude - the president clarifies - Sardinia must no longer remain a prisoner of higher costs and a lack of competitiveness ". Present at the assembly, the regional councilor for Industry Anita Pili anticipated that for next week there will be the convocation of business associations on the problem of energy and on the 70 million euro fund allocated by the Council for energy self-production and ensured the commitment to unblock the 949 law.
(Unioneonline/D)
