A dinner summit at Giorgia Meloni's home, with Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani at the table. A routine meeting to review the situation, according to qualified government sources, urging everyone not to overemphasize the news. But last night's meeting comes at the end of the most turbulent week for the government , just days after the referendum debacle and amidst a backdrop of uncertainty, with diesel prices reaching peaks of 2.7 euros per liter, the Middle East conflict showing no signs of de-escalation, and industrialists' ire over the cuts to Transition 5.0 in the tax decree.
Not to mention the opposition's pressure to have the Prime Minister report to Parliament on the government's guidelines . Thus, for Meloni, choosing a new Tourism Minister is just one of many issues on the table, on the eve of a week that promises to be crucial to the fate of her government. During the Saturday of reflections at Palazzo Chigi, Sergio Mattarella's warning could not have gone unnoticed.
"The global context, characterized by ongoing tensions and aggression that have undermined stability and security, with serious attacks on the most basic rights of the populations involved, severely reminds the entire national and international community of its responsibilities," the President of the Republic stated in a message to the Air Force. Meloni, according to those present, at yesterday's Council of Ministers meeting, just hours before the summit with the deputy prime ministers, urged her team to "shift into high gear and deliver results."
But the climate was not ideal, further strained by the clash between Adolfo Urso and Giancarlo Giorgetti over the drastic reduction in incentives for businesses. On the table was the intention to extend the fuel excise tax cut, which expires on April 7th and was enacted on March 18th with the stated goal of "a price reduction of 25 cents per liter for diesel and gasoline and 12 cents per kilo for LPG." The consensus is said to be favorable. But as yet, government sources specify, a decision has not been made. Among the most politically sensitive open issues is that of the leadership of Consob and its subsidiaries: a significant reshuffle is not ruled out, with all eyes focused on Leonardo.
