Orsini: ‘Tax relief sought for the merger of SMEs’
The president of Confindustria also touched upon energy issues, commenting on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s speeches to Parliament ahead of the European Council meeting on 15 and 16 October. “She said the right things,” he said, “the things that need to be said.”
Key points
From energy to incentives for the consolidation of small Italian businesses. These are two of the key issues highlighted by Confindustria President Emanuele Orsini, who spoke at the Confindustria Prom Public Assembly and at the presentation of the Confindustria Research Centre’s Autumn Forecast Report.
Support for small businesses
In the budget negotiations, Confindustria has, in fact, called for tax relief on mergers, takeovers and acquisitions, and on the issue of company size, Orsini said he had spoken to Giorgetti in the last few hours.
The issue of productivity and added value “is scale-dependent,” explained Orsini, “the larger the companies are, the more structured they are,” a point that also applies to “services” and their ability to form a network.
Among the issues relating to the ability to come together is ‘a cultural issue’, partly because ‘moving from “I” to “we” is difficult’, and ‘we have called for tax relief on mergers and takeovers, as this also provides a boost to growth’.
Energy and Meloni’s speech to Parliament
Orsini then turned his attention to energy issues, commenting on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s speeches to Parliament ahead of the European Council meeting on 15 and 16 October. “She said the right things,” remarked Orsini, “the things that need to be said.”
