“Do we prefer peace or air conditioning on all summer? Even without Russian supplies, we are still covered until October ”.
This is the dilemma faced by Mario Draghi, speaking of sanctions during the press conference after the unanimous approval of the Def and the signature on the Dpcm which allocates 650 million incentives for the purchase of electric cars and motorcycles. hybrid and low emission.
“It is clear that the war has caused a worsening of growth prospects. Consumers and businesses today see a less positive future ”, said the Prime Minister, promising that“ we will do whatever is necessary to help families and businesses within the European framework ”.
Returning to the sanctions in Moscow: “We go with what the EU decides, if they propose an embargo on gas we are happy to follow the line because what we want is the most effective instrument for peace. We wonder if the price of gas can be exchanged for peace ”.
Draghi says he is aware of the "social unease, especially for those who fear the impact of inflation", and is "ready to intervene, as we have already done in the recent past", but underlining the "importance" of the "European framework".
The government set the trend deficit of 5.1 and confirmed the Nadef public finance targets of 5.6%. Economy Minister Daniele Franco said that the performance of the accounts "is quite good this year too" and that there will be an "expansionary" maneuver that "will push growth".
“Many companies - he acknowledged - suffer greatly from the increase in the cost of energy which has a huge impact on production costs. However, we must also keep in mind that this is the peak of the cost of energy, in the future it will hardly remain for very long periods at this level. The government has already intervened with aid, we will see if it will be strengthened ”.
The minister also announced that the abatement of 25 cents of excise duty on petrol and diesel has been extended by 10 days, until 2 May.
(Unioneonline / L)