Economy Minister Pier Carlo
Padoan said Thursday that change is coming to public-sector
management appointments in Italy and competency will be the most
important qualification.
Italy has been reviewing senior management appointments to
State-controlled companies including Finmeccanica, Enel and Eni.
During an interview with business television network CNBC
Padoan, in Washington for the spring meetings of the
International Monetary Fund, said that the government is looking
for "competence and, in some cases, new (faces)," at top
management jobs.
Appointees will also be judged on how they handled previous
responsibilities, successes and overall experience, he added.
Meanwhile, Padoan also said that Italy has "one of the most
sustainable tax systems in the world" and that fiscal
consolidation was almost finished in Europe and starting to
yield benefits.
He explained that the government of Premier Matteo Renzi is
also working on reforms to the labour market aimed at its
"simplification" and at bringing "more young people permanently
into the labour market".
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