Overview
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Confcommercio on Wednesday that Italy will enforce market rules more strictly, declaring “this is not a banana republic” and claiming the state has closed 24,000 illicit ‘apri e chiudi’ firms.
- Meloni pledged further tax relief for the middle class and explicitly rejected a wealth tax, responding to Confcommercio’s call for a cut of the central income rate from 35% to 33% for incomes up to €60,000.
- She said the government will push measures to lower borrowing costs, provide guarantees and introduce concrete tools to make credit easier to obtain for families and especially small and medium enterprises.
- The prime minister raised regulatory priorities beyond fiscal policy, noting that the cabinet was advancing implementing decrees on artificial intelligence and that Rome will press to revise the EU maritime ETS to protect Italian ports.
- Confcommercio’s intervention frames near‑term politics by pressing for a concrete middle‑class tax cut and protections for local commerce, a stance that could shape upcoming negotiations on fiscal measures, bank consolidation and EU rules.