Alessandra Ghisleri rattles off the most recent data and those of the past months on the political theme of the summer: the minimum wage and work in general between low wages and the remodulation of the basic income. The founder of Euromedia Research illustrated the survey in La Stampa of Sunday 13 August in which she recalls that “in April 2023, almost 40.0% of those interviewed underlined that work in Italy today is underpaid”. Today “well over 70.0% of Italians agree with the minimum wage proposal”, says the pollster who informs that the interviewees were “asked about a possible symbolic figure of 1,400.00 euros per month”.
Here, 75.7% agree with the proposal in full (46.4%) or only if supported by business incentives (29.3%). But 1,400 euros per month net or gross? Well, “the doubt still remains strong between the interpretation of the gross or net figure, significantly relevant for the possible user, and on which today there is a real misunderstanding (misunderstanding, ed.) among the people” explains Ghisleri.
Then there is the issue of basic income. “Almost 40% of Italians consider it a tool that is certainly useful, but organized in a very bad way and 60% of the voters of the Democratic Party are also among them”, is the figure underlined by Ghisleri. In summary, “one in 4 citizens” considers the original basic income, that of Luigi Di Mario and Giuseppe Conte, “a slap in the face for those who work and produce”.
