Overview
- Renato Brunetta said he will immediately cancel the raise after cross‑party criticism and reported irritation from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
- Palazzo Chigi deemed the move inopportune, and the Lega signaled parliamentary questions and a measure in the budget bill to curb autonomous pay hikes.
- CNEL maintains it merely executed Constitutional Court ruling No. 135 of July 9, 2025, which restored the top reference pay of €311,658.53.
- CNEL budget tables show projected compensation lines rising, with an envelope of €1.5 million plus €380,000 in contributions and totals moving up to €1.88 million.
- A 2024 PNRR decree had re‑enabled pay for CNEL leaders who are pensioners, drawing opposition attacks that also recalled Brunetta’s past stance against a €9 minimum wage.