«Only a few pennies in the Maneuver for insularity»: Sardinia and Sicily shout at the "mockery"
Cossa: «Insufficient 20 million in two years». Action: «3 euros per citizen, an indecorous figure». Appeal to the governors to challenge the law
A demonstration for insularity in the Constitution (Ansa)
After the approval of the Maneuver developed by the Meloni government, controversy broke out over the scarcity of resources destined for the insularity of Sardinia and Sicily.
"Last year - explains Michele Cossa , regional councilor of the Reformers and president of the special commission on insularity - 200 million euros were allocated in the finance law for Sardinia and Sicily - recalls Cossa - obtained thanks to the commitment of the respective regional governments. Now that the principle of insularity is in the Constitution - continues the majority councilor - the increase is just 5 million euros (plus another 15 in 2024) : the idea that a constitutional principle, which represents a turning point in the relationship between the Italian state and its islands, can be liquidated with a few humiliating pennies . The regional government must immediately challenge the finance law before the Constitutional Court».
«A modern system of territorial continuity would cost (for Sardinia alone) no less than 150 million a year - Cossa then specifies - and the State must become aware that being an island is the main cause of our development delay. The constitutional reform requires the State to act concretely to remove the disadvantages of insularity - concludes Cossa - all of this implies a very strong commitment to obtain tangible results. For the moment there is only the bitter taste of mockery ».
Outrage not only in Sardinia, but also in Sicily : «The appropriations for insularity in the 2023 budget law intended to finance interventions for the mobility of citizens residing in the territory of Sicily and Sardinia amount to 5 million euros for 2023 and 15 for 2024 should rebalance the disadvantaged condition of the over 6.5 million island Italians, mainly Sicilians and Sardinians. But it is just over 3 euros per citizen for 2 years », reads a note from Action Sicily.
«An indecorous financial choice – adds the party of Renzi and Calenda, asking for the intervention of Governor Schifani – which becomes a joke politically. A 20-fold reduction compared to what the government did last year, before the principle of insularity entered the Constitution".
(Unioneonline/lf)
