Maneuver 2010, Fontana: the virtuous community will be brought to their knees "Fontana citizens and economic and social forces to ask what services are willing to give for the choices of this economic measure "
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economic maneuvers, Fontana (ANCI Lombardia): the virtuous community will be brought to their knees, those who waste really is not touched "
The last word still in Parliament and therefore the games are still open, but the proposal made by Minister Tremonti maneuver represents a real blow to the municipalities. The budget of 24 billion € designed to secure Italy by international speculators, requires enormous sacrifices to the mayors. Attilio Fontana, president of ANCI Lombardia, was among the first to protest against these draconian measures.
That maneuver, President?
We are shocked and embittered by a maneuver that puts the municipalities in the knee, resulting in cutting services to citizens and investment to the area. Once again, the municipalities are affected, it seems that now require us to save more than three billion euro in 2011 and a similar number in 2012: this would be to reset the services and investment.
But they are required to sacrifice a bit 'at all.
Yes, but disproportionately. Municipalities have demonstrated and will demonstrate their sense of responsibility. But here the truth is that you cut only to those who have already crossed. Do not touch the car fleets of blue, do not touch the budgets of bodies in red, do not touch the thousands of wages and advice bestowed by the Ministries, but it only cut the budgets of municipalities. On the contrary: the budgets of municipalities virtuous, not that of Rome, which indeed will receive € 300 million in 15 years, but those who have already proven not to waste their money, but to provide quality services and secure investments on the real territory. If it looks like a sacrifice that members of parliament who give 5% of their salary of 15-€ 20 thousand per month, we'll know that we will be forced to cut services to our elderly and disabled citizens. Mayors
you insist that you are not the real wasteful?
I repeat: the fund of Commons is the only focus of the entire public administration, as recently attested to a study by the rating agency Standard & Poor's, the only one who since 2004 has contributed to the reduction of public debt to € 5 billion. The other waste, the real waste of Italy, it does little or nothing. A mayor works almost every day this week for an allowance of a few hundred euro (especially in small towns). The municipal councilors receive a rebate ranging from 18 to 100 € gross, often not even enough to pay for gasoline. They are numbers that we know to our citizens. Judge them where are the real waste of the policy.
What lead to the maneuver to the municipalities?
In recent years we have cut that that could be cut without too much impact on citizens. This year we will be forced to cut essential services, I am speaking of childcare facilities, senior centers, escort services and assistance to disabled people. Not to mention the investment in the territory, which already have declined in recent years. We fear that the pact will reduce the municipalities blocked them from contracting for a further 30%. Not bad for a sector that offers 70% of investments in Italy. Then there is the risk that the cuts made directly to municipalities to be added, indirectly, those made to the regions, no less heavy. We do not want the governors to mayors did fall on transfers (especially social spending) the lack of arrival from Rome. The damage to people likely to be double. Besides this, there are still many doubts about federalism owned. For now it is not clear how many properties will be given to provision of Commons and how we can exploit them. The only thing clear is that in the face of this concession have been cut unbearable to transfers.
Is there any alternative proposal that the Common advance to the state?
Municipalities realize the moment of great difficulty for Italy and are willing to do their part. We ask, however, uniformity in the distribution of the cuts. Regarding the Stability Pact, Anci aims to achieve a balanced budget for all municipalities: this would a positive balance of public finances, and the ability to spend its resources to the municipalities that are in surplus. In addition we propose to cut wastage real policy: to halve the parliamentarians, we overcome the bicameral system, we reduce the costs of the regional directors (who earn as MPs) and Councillors. Instead of common services, cut waste in central government, and you will see that most of the hole will be covered.
What are the next moves of Commons?
distributed by the manifestation of Mayors in April, we share by the support we have given the unions and the working world Lombard: think of convening a sort of "States General Services to be cut," Lombard involving associations and civil society. Will be an opportunity to take stock of all citizens, whether they prefer to have the escort service for the elderly or school canteens for children, nursery schools or road maintenance, because of something we should all give up. It will be an opportunity to make a transaction of transparency and clarity, to say loud and clear to citizens what are the costs of local politics, and what waste of national policy. The message that "auditors are wasteful" is a hoax, especially the mayors of Lombardy. And we do not accept it. Source
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