Vincenzo Boccia, president
of powerful industrial employers' lobby Confindustria, on Monday
said that the government's Constitutional reforms, along with
institutional and economic reforms, must be brought forward with
"courage and determination".
"Reforms are the key to start the engine of the economy and
that's why we must focus on giving our country a coherent
infrastructural order," Boccia said.
He said Confindustria plans to present an industrial policy
plan before summer, and that he "appreciated" Industry Minister
Carlo Calenda's observation that "we're not where we should and
could be" at the organisation's recent General Assembly.
"Confindustria must be the first to take responsibility for
supporting local associations and proposing efficient solutions
to the government," Boccia said.
He said the group would discuss the October referendum on
the government's Constitutional reforms at their June 23 general
council meeting.
He was responding to former premier Silvio Berlusconi's
recent comment calling Confindustria members "aspiring subjects"
because of Boccia's support for the government's reforms.
"We are of the opinion to never use ungenerous terms
against anyone; we expect that others would do the same with
us," he said.
Boccia said he was closely following the procedures in
India to blacklist Italy's Finmeccanica aerospace and defence
giant and its subsidiaries, calling it "a question of national
interest".
The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported Monday
that India is to cancel all its orders with Finmeccanica after
its AgustaWestland subsidiary allegedly paid kickbacks to secure
a 566-million-euro contract to provide 12 helicopters for the
Indian Air Force.
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