How is the execution of the projects and reforms foreseen in the Pnrr process going? The works financed with European money can be inaugurated with a deadline of July 2026, will Italy be able to invest and complete all the works in time? These are some of the questions that afflict Italians. To answer these questions, Lega senator Gianluca Cantalamessa, a guest on the La7 Omnibus program hosted by journalist Gaia Tortora, asked: “Is there no delay with the schedules?”. The Northern League responds: “there is no delay with regard to the new plans that we have given ourselves as Italy”.
The Pnrr was born before the problems of the war and the energy crisis, which is why Cantalamessa claims that “80% of all estimates in this plan are wrong because they predate the war”. The senator reaffirmed the situation and Europe’s understanding of the recent problems: “Europe has opened up and is taking into account all the difficulties linked to the consequences of the war and everything else”. He reiterates the need to be careful with the use of resources: “we will spend the money if necessary, because most of it is our children’s debt”. But what works will Pnrr resources be spent on? Cantalamessa replies: “I’m thinking about infrastructure, schools, kindergartens and much more.”
However, there is a date to be respected, by July 2026 Italy must have completed the construction of all the works resulting from the money from the national plan for complementary investments. Still on this issue, at the end of its speech, the Northern League assured: “The timing will be respected, Italy now has an economic opportunity that it never had, so we have to take advantage of it without spending money at all costs” . So there are ample assurances from the government and the centre-right about the use of Pnrr funds, any concerns raised by the left seem unfounded at the moment. All that remains is to wait for the construction of new public works.
Source: IL Tempo
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