The government's new 2021 budget bill
is aimed at restoring Italy's confidence and development,
Premier Giuseppe Conte said Monday.
He noted that there were significant resources for the
healthcare, transport and schools sectors.
Conte also said the budget marked the first piece of an organic
reform of the tax system.
"We have earmarked 5-6 billion to launch the single cheque from
mid-way through the year," he said.
Conte said the budget had "two aims, support and relaunch for
the economy, and we have elaborated a project that looks to
restoring the country's confidence and development.
"There are significant resources o boost health, to boost school
transport, support the sectors most hit (by COVID), for a new
cycle of lay-off benefits, and for measures of support to favour
the liquidity of businesses".
The premier said "we will set to work immediately for an organic
reform of the tax system" and said "we aren't lowering our guard
on COVID, but looking forward", after a swathe of tighter
measures against a recent second surge.
He said work on a COVID 'Resilience Plan" was "moving forward
apace.
He said the government was lining up projects to profit from the
EU's Recovery Fund.
"We are going forward without lowering our gaze due to the
(pandemic), we're not lowering out gaze but we're going
forward".
Addressing the same press conference, Economy Minister Roberto
Gualtieri said the single cheque would be "up to 200 euros per
child".
He said the government was marshalling some 70 billion euros for
the recovery, including the budget bill and other decrees.
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