“Take action immediately or the only road will be closed”
The question of expensive energy has been inflaming the debate on policies for weeks: the costs of electricity and gas have increased exponentially many companies compared to 2019 and face the stellar costs of bills, so much so that, announced Casartigiani Verona“Some are already thinking of some sort of energy lockdown ». Particularly in difficulty are small and medium-sized enterprises which in some cases would even find themselves “forced to choose whether to pay employees or the costs of energy supplies”.
«Casartigiani Verona joins the cry of alarm of the productive categories. – says the president of the Scaligera association Luca Luppi – There is no more time to waste, businesses need immediate answers otherwise the only road will be closed. Urgent and structural reforms are needed to reduce energy costs, including the elimination of general system charges and the extension of the tax credit on electricity and gas costs ».
Luca Luppi president of Casartigiani Verona
Casartigiani Verona to insist also on another, namely the need to “set a European ceiling on the price of gas to avoid further speculation”. In this sense, the association should support “important investments in renewable energy and the diversification of supply sources, a challenge that is also among the objectives of the NRP”. From September 2021 to today, explains Casartigiani Verona in a note, the micro and small enterprises of Veneto “have paid about 2 billion more for electricity than the previous year and for 2022 the data are not at all encouraging”. About the president Luppi he recalls: “Some sectors of the driving forces of our economy suffer the most, such as those of the plastics, glass and paper supply chains, but also the textile and food sectors”.
The higher energy costs are therefore forcing many entrepreneurs not only to “marginalize their earnings”, but also to “sell their products at higher prices and therefore on the Italian and international market these companies risk becoming less and less competitive, – highlights the note from Casartigiani Verona – with damage to the brand too Made in Italy”. The president of Casartigiani Verona Luca Luppi he concludes: «The issues of energy and supply from alternative sources to Russian gas are part of the political agenda of many parties, but we cannot stop at election campaign slogans. We ask that the decision-making machine be set in motion quickly to run for cover before the long-pursued recovery is abruptly interrupted. In fact, the economic and social stability of our country depends on the future of businesses ”.