Centre right leader Silvio
Berlusconi said Friday the first laws to be passed if they win
the March 4 general election will be to create jobs and fight
poverty.
"The first measures of our government will be the creation of
steady jobs, with the decontribution of apprentice and
first-time contracts above all for the young and laws that
vigorously fight poverty, with the 'dignity wage' for the
worst-off and the increase in minimum pensions to 1,00 euros,"
the three-time ex-premier and media magnate said on Facebook.
Berlusconi was illustrating the main points of the programme
his Forza Italia (FI) party has agreed with the rightwing
populist League and the nationalist Brothers of Italy (FdI)
party.
"United, we win," he said.
He also said tax reform, with a flat tax at 23%, was an
"absolute priority".
Earlier Friday Berlusconi pledged to scrap car and
inheritance taxes if the centre right wins the March 4 general
election.
"(With the centre right in power) there will be no more taxes
of people's primary home, nor on the car, inheritances and
donations will not be taxed and we'll eliminate (business tax)
IRAP," Berlusconi told one of his Mediaset TV channels.
The IMU tax on people's primary homes has already been
removed but it remains on second homes and other properties.
Berlusconi said a "fundamental point" of the centre right
programme he wrapped up with his alliance partners on Thursday
was a flat tax of 23% for households and business, adding that
the aim is to gradually reduce this further.
FI is running in an coalition with two rightwing parties,
Giorgio Meloni's FdI and Salvini's League, and a group of
centrists.
Berlusconi said that he was happy with the centre-right
election programme he signed with his alliance partners on
Thursday.
"Yes, it's an extremely deep programme," Berlusconi told one
of his Mediaset TV channels when asked if he was satisfied.
"I started to prepare it myself".
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