Cagliari The Councilor for Budget and Planning, Giuseppe Meloni, he is very worried about public finances and the sustainability of the regional budget but is confident in the positive conclusion of this new dispute. The decision on the denied funds will be made by ithe Civil Court of Cagliari, which will be discussed on the issue by the Region‘s lawyers.
The presidency of the junta has mandated the lawyers Massimo Cambule and Floriana Isola of the regional attorney’s office to request the intervention of the judges. «We confidently await the authoritative intervention of the Court. The government continues to reduce funding for the islandoffering us little as an alternative more than crumbs. I would like to remind you that there are two other chapters on state funding that deserve our utmost attention: the first concerns compensation for insularity.”
Heard by the members of the parliamentary commission for combating the disadvantages resulting from insularity, president Antonino Calderonehis deputies the Sardinians Silvio Lai and Antonella Zedda, Councilor Meloni defined 100 million is not enough that the State has provisionally assigned to the island. «It is the same sum assigned to Sicily, but I believe that the two forms of insularity are in no way comparable».
The third point of concern for the Region’s accounts is linked to lower Irpef revenue, of which a good share remains in Sardinia, following national tax reforms. Between new and old provisions imposed by the government, the community stability pact and fewer transfers, Sardinia’s budget will be increasingly “compressed”. «If the Region is not put in a position to have the funds to which it is entitled, as is in fact recognized by the Government itself, which has offered us a discount, which in our opinion is unacceptable, the most important programmatic points will certainly not be achieved. qualifiers of this majority. But, to be clear, these difficulties apply regardless of the programs you want to pursue. It’s not about sides. When the funds to build the regional budget – added the budget councilor – are reduced, it is not a political party that suffers but the whole island”.
Meloni is convinced that the 1.7 billion not disbursed in recent years have disappeared «as a result of economic policies decided unilaterally by the State. I would like to add that the other regions, not having the statutory and transfer powers like Sardinia, do not have our difficulties. It is an element of further reflection that we offer to the Government.”
According to the council, the conditions exist to repay, in a responsible manner, the “debt” that the State has with the island. Now the choice is up to the judges of the civil court of Cagliari. It is not certain that the Region is asking for an accelerated procedure for the evaluation of the appeal. It will take time for the first instance ruling to arrive. In the meantime, discussions with the government on various issues will continue, but “Sardinia deserves fairness, we are convinced of our reasons and certain of obtaining justice”. (g.cen)
