“Why should Di Maio and the other splitters refund their compensation money as parliamentarians? Pursuant to a regulation that Di Maio himself drew up, proposed and had the Guarantees Committee approve at the time”. These are the words of M5S leader Giuseppe Conte, who spoke last night at La Confessione di Peter Gomez in November. The pentastellato leader does not intend to make discounts: “Di Maio must simply respect what he and the other splitters have written”. “Are you going to sue if they don’t pay?” asked the driver. “Obviously we can’t let it go. It’s a commitment they made,” Conte replied. Specifically, the object of controversy concerns the solidarity subsidy, also known as the severance pay. It’s around 45,000 euros that parliamentarians receive when they lose their seat in Parliament. Those who remained faithful to the Movement must return this amount to the party, according to the new reimbursement rules, 20% of the bank transfer from Montecitorio or Palazzo Madama.
Source: IL Tempo
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