The manoeuvre for 2026

Budget Law

Cdm approves manoeuvre: Meloni: serious, worth 18.7 billion Giorgetti: I see no treasury

The premier: thanks to banks and insurance companies, important contribution

by Rome Editorial Staff

17 October 2025

La presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni e il ministro dell’Economia Giancarlo Giorgetti durante l’illustrazione della legge di Bilancio in occasione della conferenza stampa al termine del Consiglio dei ministri a Palazzo Chigi, Roma, Venerdì 17 Ottobre 2025 (Foto Roberto Monaldo / LaPresse)

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Via libera del Consiglio dei ministri alla legge di bilancio 2026. «Una manovra che considero molto seria, equilibrata, che va letta nel solco delle precedenti e vale 18,7 miliardi di euro, quindi è più leggera delle precedenti. Pesa anche la situazione complessa» ha detto la premier Giorgia Meloni nella conferenza stampa al termine del Cdm a cui hanno preso parte i due vicepremier Matteo Salvini e Antonio Tajani e il ministro dell’Economia Giancarlo Giorgetti che rispondendo a una domanda dei giornalisti sul “tesoretto” ha detto: «Non lo vedo, ne avete parlato per mesi alimentando richieste da pi«Aumentiamo da 40 a 60 euro al mese il bonus per le mamme lavoratrici» ha aggiunto Meloni spiegando che «alla circa 1,6 miliardi di euro in più».

"We are increasing the bonus for working mothers from 40 to 60 euro per month," Meloni added, explaining that "at about 1.6 billion euro more

Giorgetti: Irpef cut up to incomes of 200,000 euro

The sterilisation of the Irpef cut 'will be above 200,000 euro, whoever is between 50 and 200,000 euro will benefit from the rate reduction,' Economy Minister Giorgetti announced. 'These are the government proposals in Parliament, then of course Parliament is sovereign,' he concluded.

Meloni: we want to hire 6,300 nurses and a thousand doctors

the Prime Minister went on to say that with the resources earmarked for healthcare, 'we want to strengthen the healthcare sector in general, in particular to hire around 6,300 nurses and an additional 1,000 doctors, and to increase the pay envelopes of nurses, with an estimated increase in 2026 of 1,630, for doctors of around 3,000 euro, and also of healthcare personnel in the sector'.

Meloni: 8 billion investments for businesses in the manoeuvre

"For enterprises, we are talking about 8 billion in investments," the premier continued, explaining that there is the "super and hyper depreciation with admitted investments amounting to 4 billion euros." But, she added, "we are evaluating the possibility of using the mid-term review of the Cohesion Policy to significantly increase these resources." "We are reintroducing the increase in the acquisition cost of assets for the purposes of their depreciation, that is, the super and hyper depreciation, with admitted investments amounting to 4 billion euros, although we are evaluating the possibility of using the mid-term review of the Cohesion Policy, which also has among its priorities the issue of competitiveness, to significantly increase these resources."

Meloni: no punitive intentions on banks

In the manoeuvre's coverage, Meloni recalled, "there is an important contribution from the banking and insurance institutions that I want to thank". And again: "There have been long interlocutions. We are talking about major stakeholders but we all realise the priorities and we have found a willingness that was not taken for granted". On Thursday evening, a majority summit was held at Palazzo Chigi on the banks' knot which, after the tensions of the past few days, led to an agreement. The Prime Minister thanked "the majority for its compactness" and for having worked "looking at the result".

It has been decided that banks and insurance companies will pay an extraordinary contribution, spread over three years, which for the first year will be between 4 and 5 billion euro. "For the credit system, I do not fear a backlash: we have spoken with these people, my intention is not punitive" but the government's action is "to focus on priorities such as the family, workers while maintaining the deficit and debt trajectory" so as to be credible", a fact from which "the banking system also benefits". The "bulk of the coverage" of the manoeuvre "comes from cuts in the spending of the Prime Minister's Office and ministries", stressed Meloni.

Giorgetti: OK from banks to reluctantly contribute

"The banks and insurance companies accept, certainly not in a good mood, reluctantly. We believe that the overall impact is absolutely acceptable. We have a solid and very profitable banking system," said the Minister of the Economy. The contribution borne by the banks "is a mix of measures" of a "structural and cyclical nature" and includes "the possibility of 'freeing' the reserves" placed in capital with the 2023 law, "the increase in IRAP, a new deductibility regime for doubtful loans that are spread over several years, and the limitation of the tax carry-over of losses".

Asked what the institutions' decisions will be on the measure that allows them to pay a reduced tax rate to release the capital set aside under the 2023 law, Giorgetti replied: 'The banks will make their assessments based on this year's results, which, however, seem to me to be going well.' 'The risk that these resources will not arrive is always there,' he said, inviting them, however, to look at 'the dividend policies that the banks have promised their shareholders. They will decide whether or not to release this capital and we offer to do so at attractive rates.

Giorgetti: on scrapping in 9 years, out with the smart ones

"The 'rottamazione' has a duration of nine years with bimonthly instalments of the same amount open to all those who have declared and not paid, it is not an amnesty for those who have been smart," Giorgetti said. "We have discussed a minimum instalment of 100 euro but at the moment we have decided against it," he added in response to journalists' questions.

For the increase in the retirement age, the 'sterilisation is confirmed with an extra month from 2027 and two more from 2028', said the economy minister. 'Parliament will be able in 2027 to change things but for now it is two' months, he added.

Salvini: in manoeuvre contribution to separated parents for housing

In the manoeuvre 'there will be a fiscal, tangible contribution for separated parents who are having difficulties with their homes, they are hundreds of thousands, parents therefore women and men,' said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Matteo Salvini, at a press conference after the cdm. 'We know that very often it is mainly fathers who sleep in their cars, at Caritas, to go back to their parents, and so giving an economic contribution to separated parents to get back into the home circuit is something that is in this budget law and makes me very proud of this move of social equity,' explained the minister and leader of the League.