ROMA (ITALPRESS) – “We have approved the public finance document, it is a photograph of the public finance trend linked obviously to the trend of the economy and the natural premise is that we do not live normal circumstances, but of a totally exceptional type, and therefore the forecasts that are contained in the Document, which were validated by the Parliamentary Budget Office – as from the procedure – on April 8, 2026, are inevitably worthwhile but, Thus the Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, at the press conference at Palazzo Chigi after the Council of Ministers that approved the DFP 2026.
“We adjusted the GDP for 2026-2027 which fell in 2026 from 0.7% to 0.6%, in 2027 from 0.8% to 0.6% and in 28 from 0.9% to 0.8%. As for the net debt of the public administration, 2026 rose from 2.8% to 2.9%, in 2027 from 2.6 to 2.8% and in 2028 from 2.3 to 2.5%”. “The public debt figures are still affected by the installments of the old Superbonus: it weighs for 40 billion in 2026 and then there will be the tail of 20 billion in 2027. Without these data, the trend would have been downward.”.
On 3.1%, “as Boskov said, ‘rule is when the referee whistles’ so the referee decided for the penalty, you can agree or not but these are the rules of the game. All this debate about the excessive deficit procedure was very important to me until 28 February 2026. After February 28, 2026, I care relatively less.” “I understand that in this country there are also executives who exult for the elimination of sports leaders and for the elimination of football World Championships, so it is also evident that there are many who exult for a decision of this type of arbitrator that goes against national interests, elsewhere it does not normally happen.”.
“The cut of excise duties expires on 1 May, of course next week we will evaluate – together with the other things we have spoken about today – the order of priority”.
“SCOSTAMENTO? PRIORITÀ È AUMENTO PREZZI”
“If the Parliament’s address is to redefine numbers and budgetary policy objectives, we will see how to intervene and how to compensate for the ministries that have been decurred, but remembering that today as today the absolute priority regarding the economy, in my opinion, is to buffer the situation of the increase in fuel costs, in particular I think of the carriers, because this is one of the main drivers of inflationary tensions on consumer prices. We must try to somehow define and limit these types of opportunistic behaviour, but to do this we must move. I know the categories are on the war foot and I think this is the absolute priority right now if I have to make an assessment,” he added. “If you make a breakup there is a priority and this priority must obviously be evaluated to be maximumly productive. If I want to avoid increasing the prices at the supermarket, I must avoid that someone rebalances the greatest costs of transport on the last stage of the retail cycle: we have already discussed it in formal terms between colleagues ministers just last week, there is also a proposal that I, the German colleague and the Spanish colleague signed for a fee, call it ‘exceptional’ for the great oil and energy companies that go exactly to finance these interventions, but it doesn’t seem to me that it seems to be accepted. Let’s say this: those who do the doctor in the field hospital have different problems than those who are in the major state.”.
“Are we moving alone? I wouldn’t exclude it.” Thus the Minister of Economy, answering a question on the proposal made at European level to tax oil and energy companies. “Speaking with colleagues, many find themselves as me doing ‘the doctor in the field hospital’, in many we share the same way of seeing the situation: we have wounded arriving from all the parts we have to cure, we cannot give them aspirin.”.
SUL NUCLEARE: “QUESTIONE DI SOVRANITÀ E SICUREZZA NAZIONALE”
“The choice of the government on nuclear power is very clear: there is a bill already approved, it is a question not only of economic order but of national sovereignty and national security, which as I always reiterated is always linked to economic security, this is clear throughout the world.”.
SULLA MANOVRA: “SARÀ ADEGUATA A SITUAZIONE DEL MOMENTO”
“The maneuver must be adapted to the situations of the moment: if we do nothing and increase the prices of fuels and energy or increase inflation, I cannot come here to say ‘no change anything’ because I would fall into the mistake he rebuked to others. I think we have to take note of the new situation. The document provides scenarios, I asked for scenarios to be made,” he said. “If you think that the Finance Minister is able to make a correct forecast of the economic performance of the next 6-10 months, I think you are out of the road.”.
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