The 2023 budget bill of Premier
Giorgia Meloni's government looks set to come under 'attack' in
parliament on various fronts, with the deadline for amendments
to the package kicking in on Wednesday.
The executive had hoped to limit the number of amendments to
400, with time tight as the bill must be approved by the end of
the year, but that threshold is set to be surpassed by a big
margin.
A measure that raises the limit for cash payments from 2,000
euros to 5,000 is among those being targetted.
Another is one that enables retailers to refuse to accept card
payments for amounts of up to 60 euros.
Opposition parties have said both measures will facilitate the
use of cash and discourage traceable electronic payments, which
could make tax evasion easier.
Other measures that are set to come 'under attack' are the
raising of the maximum threshold of the 15% flat tax for the
self-employed from those on up to 65,000 euros a year to those
on up to 85,000 and the 'Quota 103' system, which makes it
possible for people to start claiming their State pension at the
age of 62 if they have 41 years of social-security
contributions.
Meloni is meeting the whips of the parties supporting her
coalition government on Wednesday and then will have talks with
Italy's biggest trade unions.
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