A bill that would scrap special
'vitalizi' parliamentary pensions, including for former
lawmakers, is set to reach the floor of the Lower House on
Tuesday.
Vitalizi can be accrued after just one term in office and
have more generous conditions than ordinary State pensions.
The bill to scrap them is by Matteo Richetti, a member of the
ruling Democratic Party (PD).
The opposition 5-Star Movement (M5S) is backing it, saying it
would not have been possible for the proposal to have got so far
if it had not been for its battles against the privileges of the
ruling political 'caste'.
Richetti rejected this claim on Tuesday.
"The M5S votes are welcome but the vitalizi battle belongs
to the PD," Richetti told State broadcaster RAI.
PD House whip Ettore said he was confident the PD would be
united in backing the bill, despite reservations from some
quarters within the centre-left group.
Northern League MP Cristian Invernizzi said Tuesday that the
party would vote in favour of the bill.
"We have always been fighting to abolish this privilege that
does nothing but distance politics from the real situation of
the country," Invernizzi said.
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