'Unequivocal, identical jobless benefits' says Renzi-update2

(ANSA) - Rome, September 16 - A new jobless benefits system must be in place as of 2015, Premier Matteo Renzi told the Senate Tuesday. "Our labor law needs to be radically changed, so that ideological derbies no longer take center stage," he said. "We must also simplify jobless benefits rules, and guarantee unequivocal and identical safeguards for all". As well, the premier said that those who would "apply the Spanish model" in Italy are mistaken. "Reducing the cost of labor makes sense, but cuts in wages are out of the question," the premier said. The government's 10% cut in the IRAP regional business tax is "a fundamental first step, one that reverses the tendencies of the past," said Renzi.