Overview
- In its approved report, the Sezione Autonomie finds 59.2% of the €60.8 billion needed has been committed, with payments just under 30% that rise to almost 32% for PNRR-only funds, exceeding €15 billion.
- Roughly one-third of PNRR-funded projects are reported completed, equal to €19.3 billion out of €58.6 billion.
- The audit notes mild delays for about half of projects, while indicating a recovery trend as implementers accelerate toward target dates.
- Municipalities, metropolitan cities and provinces have committed about 70% of their allocations, compared with 43.7% for regions.
- On spending, local authorities show higher execution rates—31.5% for municipalities, 31.2% for metropolitan cities and 38.6% for provinces—versus 25.5% for regions, with €15.1 billion paid against €11.9 billion received indicating roughly €3.2 billion advanced by implementers.