Meloni government speeds up the implementation of laws: 70 per cent of measures have been unblocked
The monitoring shows that the legislation has been effectively implemented, with over 70 per cent of implementing decrees adopted and almost all of the available resources already available for use.
‘Both the automatic entry into force of decree-laws (82 per cent) and the adoption rate of implementing decrees (70.2 per cent) have reached their highest levels since the start of the parliamentary term. The total resources made available through the Government’s actions amount to 412.81 billion euros.” These are the figures emerging from the 16th Report on the monitoring of the Meloni Government’s legislative and implementing measures, updated as at 30 September 2026.
Adoption rate exceeds 70%
‘Decree-laws are becoming increasingly self-executing. During the quarter, 82 per cent of decree-laws did not refer to implementing decrees. This is the highest figure since the start of the parliamentary term. The figure confirms the effectiveness of the Prime Ministerial Decree of 30 October 2024 and the subsequent implementing circular issued by the Meloni Government specifically to limit the use of implementing measures – as stated on the website of the Department for the Government Programme, headed by the Under-Secretary Giovanbattista Fazzolari –. The adoption rate exceeds 70 per cent: the highest level since the start of the parliamentary term. ‘As at 30 September 2026, the overall adoption rate of implementing measures, including those inherited from the governments of the previous parliamentary term, reached 70.2 per cent.’
Priority for implementing decrees that release funds
The figure is even higher for implementing decrees relating to resources of 10 million or more, exceeding 78 per cent. The backlog of measures to be adopted stands at 548, in line with the previous quarter, despite the high number of legislative acts that came into force during the period. 99.3 per cent of the resources allocated by the Meloni Government are now available. Of the 405.97 billion euros earmarked for the years 2022–2026, 359.65 billion were immediately available for use thanks to directly applicable regulations. A further 43.55 billion were released following the adoption of the relevant implementing decrees. In total, therefore, €403.19 billion (99.3 per cent) is available. €413 billion in resources is available for households and businesses. Thanks to the adoption of implementing decrees relating to measures introduced by previous governments, a further €9.62 billion has been released.
The most significant projects that have been given the go-ahead
The total available resources thus rise to 412.81 billion. Among the most significant measures – the text continues – are: a €20 million fund for 2026 to provide housing support for separated or divorced parents who have not been granted custody of the family home and have dependent children up to the age of 21; the grant of up to 1,500 euros per student, with a budget of 20 million euros for 2026, intended for those attending a state-recognised lower secondary school or the first two years of a state-recognised upper secondary school; the tax credit for agricultural businesses, funded with 90 million euros for 2026, to offset expenditure incurred on petrol and diesel between March and May 2026; funding of €2 million for 2026 earmarked for projects to combat cyberbullying in upper secondary schools.
