A complicated week for the executive involved in the maneuver, especially on the pensions front - starting with the mechanism to overcome Quota 100 - where there is no agreement among the majority.
From the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta says no to the quota system which is instead strongly desired by the League and asks to intervene with a flexible mechanism, in particular for heavy jobs and women. The executive rejected Matteo Salvini's proposal to apply Quota 102 for two years, because it would create a staircase.
We are therefore working on a mechanism with a fixed exit age of 64 until 2024 and increasing contributions, seeking an agreement with the trade unions. We are moving towards a control room, even if it is not yet clear when: Thursday is the most plausible date, also because Prime Minister Mario Draghi has been involved in the G20 since Friday.
THE DEBATE - Regarding pensions, the League in particular has tried to insist on the 102 Quota mechanism for 2022 and 2023, but the executive would have reiterated the no to the proposal already rejected in the Cdm on the Draft Budgetary Document last week, in the course of which the owner of the Mef Daniele Franco had proposed Quota 102 in 2022 and Quota 104 in 2023. Now the government would open to the possibility of keeping the exit age at 64 for three years and gradually increase contributions (38 years in 2022, 39 in 2023, 40 in 2024).
But the solution does not convince the League, which is relaunching with Quota 41, the pension with 41 years of contributions, perhaps holding firm a minimum age at the exit to overcome the strong perplexities of the government. In addition, the leaguers are asking for more flexibility for micro-companies and precocious ones, while the Dems are focusing on women and young people.
"The basic problem is that the quota method is wrong, we need flexibility for the onerous and a woman option", clarifies Letta. The knot remains that of resources: to increase (we are talking about a billion) the funds of the maneuver, we must find them or take them away elsewhere.
As for the tax cut, the decision could be postponed to the parliamentary procedure of the maneuver: Draghi and Franco would like to allocate the 8 billion available to cut the wedge for workers, but the center-right and companies insist on canceling or at least reducing IRAP.
