Italy's Lower House on Wednesday have
its backing to a bill formally on public administration that
also curtails the concomitant oversight powers of the State
Audit Court with respect to implementation of the EU funded
post-Covid National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).
The bill was approved with 179 votes in favour and 126 votes
against, after winning a vote of confidence on Tuesday.
The bill now passes to the Senate.
Opponents to the measures on the Audit Court claim they strip
financial magistrates of constitutionally mandated powers to vet
or monitor projects in support of Italy's ecological transition
and technological innovation while they are being implemented,
only leaving them with oversight powers once projects are
completed, potentially exposing the NRRP + to graft and mafia
infiltration.
Premier Giorgia Meloni has denied charges that the government is
trying to gag the court, saying she is merely following a norm
laid down by Mario Draghi's previous administration with the aim
of speeding up the plan, which has been hit by delays.
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