Overview

• He urged rapid, structural cuts to energy costs and a strategy to reduce reliance on gas to keep companies and supply chains in Italy.
• He criticized the proliferation of strikes as harmful to the country and families, while defending the right to demonstrate and condemning violence.
• He argued that tweaks to IRPEF or pensions do not create wealth, pressing to prioritize investment, productivity and competitiveness.
• Giorgetti’s planned appearance was first postponed then canceled, with roughly €16 billion seen as available for the budget and Confindustria asking about €8 billion for pro-investment measures.
• He proposed automatic incentives for firms, citing super and hyper depreciation and the use of “good debt,” and he signaled further talks with the government at Palazzo Chigi.