Report of the Great and General Council of San Marino of 19 December
In today’s session, the Great and General Council begins the examination of the 32 articles – and almost 400 amendments filed, of which over 300 by Libera alone – of the 2023 provisional budget. of the law “General report of the State and Public Bodies for the financial year 2021”, with 31 votes in favor and the non-participation in the vote of Rf and Libera. Precisely in the examination of the last article of the Report, a debate opens on the outcome of the office of the Presidency, held before the start of the council’s work, and on the decision to convene an emergency Great and General Council, from 23 to 31 December, to allow for the conclusion of the Agenda for the current session. Giuseppe Maria Morganti, from Libera, intervenes first to “denounce” the majority who “would have decided to convene another 5 days of the Council after Christmas, an extraordinary fact”. The decision derives, explains the opposition adviser, from “a brutal clash, motivated by the interests that drive the Des”. Thus “the country is being made to run an enormous risk, never happened in our history – he complains – that is, that we are going towards extraordinary exercise”. Gian Nicola Berti, Npr, replies in turn pointing the finger at Libera and at Morganti himself: “I noticed how Morganti’s amendments aim at an unprecedented explosion of public debt”. Berti then adds that in the office of the Presidency, recently concluded, “contrary to what Councilor Morganti says, the confrontation with the opposition and his own party was constructive and aimed at sharing”. And on Des “we have no foreclosure, unlike what is represented”. Alessandro Bevitori, Libera, clarifies the position of his group: “We said in the Presidency’s office that we are available to face a debate on the Budget law in a concise manner, in order to be able to go home as soon as possible – he points out – on condition that the provision on the Des is to meet in a different way and not with this suspicious acceleration ”. Libera then proposed an amendment to set up a discussion table on the PDL dedicated to the Des, open to trade unions and categories. “If we accept this modus operandi, we are willing to withdraw most of our amendments – he continues – but today you tell us that you are going straight and that we are also here on December 31st, is this Des so important? Can’t you do it in January?”. Guerrino Zanotti, Libera, therefore anticipates that his group will not participate in the vote on the Report “precisely because we have demonstrated an arrogant attitude and not at all open to dialogue on issues that concern the State and seriously endanger the country – he explains – but on which the majority wants to continue”. Matteo Ciacci, Libera, clarifies that the position of his group has been pursued for some time: “We have always asked for Des to be discussed more calmly and in greater depth”, he reiterates. “We are not in favor of a wall against a wall, but if you force us – he warns – we will mount a very tough opposition”. Rossano Fabbri of Mis-Mixed Group, invites the whole Chamber to greater responsibility to avoid a provisional exercise. “We have an opposition party that presents us with hundreds of amendments, most of which instrumental, relating to the Des- he explains- we will have to put our hand on the council regulation so that we cannot block the council’s work”. On the other hand, “from the opposition – he admits – nothing is known about this project”.
Iro Belluzzi, Libera, invites the majority councilors to make themselves heard so that the confrontation-clash on the Budget law is abandoned, so as not to reach the Des. From the majority, Mirko Dolcini, Dml, clarifies that on the part of the Motus group it is hoped that the discussion on the Des “will take place in other board sessions” and announces a vote in favor of the Report. While Alberto Giordano Spagni Reffi, Network, points the finger at the inconsistency of Libera: “The obstruction of the opposition is legitimate – he admits – but I don’t understand why if you want to carry it forward to block a paragraph, then two paragraphs before that he argues about it”. On the other hand, Michele Muratori di Libera explains that the presentation of such a large number of amendments by his group is “the last and only tool that the opposition has to denounce a dangerous situation and to bring out something compromising”. Giancarlo Venturini, Pdcs, intervenes to underline how it is “inappropriate” to discuss the problems on the amendments and the possibility of reasoning to find a solution in the context of the vote on the State Report.
For Alessandro Mancini, Npr, the debate “has a bit of the absurd”, because “if your attention is Desmanda to tell Libera’s advisers – there is no better occasion to talk about it as soon as possible, in a first reading, and to find the most suitable tool to extend the reasoning to other categories as well”. Vladimiro Selva, for Libera, reiterates that the PDL on the Des raises doubts precisely because “they necessarily want to bring it to the first reading by 1 January”. Emanuele Santi of Rete clarifies that precisely by the will of the majority the Des is a bill that will have to deal with all the steps of the regulatory process – and not just a series of articles in the Finance Law. The commitment of all majority groups is to “take all the necessary time, after the first reading – he assures us – to be able to make comparisons and, where possible, improve the text so that it is as shared as possible”. And the same majority has shown openness to two amendments by the opposition aimed at institutionalizing the confrontation: “The point is – so send to say what do you want to do?”.
Unlike Libera, “Republic of the future presented 25 amendments that are close to our hearts, to give an answer to young people and families”, explains Nicola Renzi Rf. But the same opposition adviser points out how in the Chamber the positions on the Des are different at a bipartisan level and perhaps, “we would be doing an exercise in seriousness if we found a way to discuss it as soon as possible here in the Chamber” and thus see for ourselves if truly “the Des is the last argument to try to live for a dead majority”. Denise Bronzetti, Mis-Gruppo Misto, highlights how the problem is political and asks the Chamber a question: “Are we available to talk to find an agreement and ensure that the institutions are not debased – she asks – with a summons that the Regency is forced to do in a particular period such as the Holidays, and to work as much as possible in an institutional, conscious and conscientious way?”. Luca Boschi, Libera, insists: “This agitation of the majority only serves to bring the law on Des to the first reading by New Year’s because evidently – he explains – someone has to be paid an advance by 31 -12, otherwise, it is not clear why cannot be considered in January”. Then Pasquale Valentini, Pdcs, takes the floor to remark that everyone’s priority should be the approval of the budget by the end of the year: “If this is guaranteed – continue – there is no reason for an extension of the Council”. On the contrary, extending the work beyond December 23 “means inventing that those data do not yet contain the budget, because the topics not addressed in this Council – he clarified – on the basis of the Regulations, go to the next Council”. It is an issue that must be resolved before starting the examination of the article, therefore suggests the adviser. Eva Guidi, Libera, shares the speech that preceded her, assuring that also on the part of Libera and the opposition “there is an intention to provide our country with a budget law by 23 December and, if we succeed, also a little earlier”.
Gian Matteo Zeppa, Rete anticipates that due to work commitments, if an extraordinary board session should be convened to continue the current one, he will not be able to be present in the Chamber. Balance sheet is applied in a subsequent session, I have no problems with this, whoever has more judgment use it”. Andrea Zafferani, Rf, confirms that the property also for his group is to have the balance sheet by December: “I hope for a supplementary dialogue between group leaders – he exhorts – it can be discussed in January by Des”. Gerardo Giovangoli, NPR, points the finger at Libera’s “ramshackle” opposition: “For the majority there is no obligation to address this Pdl- he says it is still in a phase of debate and reaching that paragraph would have allowed discuss the different positions, there is no desire to hide things”. Lastly, also for Giovagnoli the discussion on Des “if it’s not done now, it’ll be done in January”. Marica Montemaggi, from Libera, joins the appeal addressed in particular to the majority councilors who have shown that they “don’t want to keep going straight and want to wait a little longer”. Grazia Zafferani, Demos-Gruppo Misto invites the opposition to withdraw the amendments and the government and majority to withdraw the Pdl from the Des. “Let’s stop, the country is in difficulty”, Furthermore, “we must also look at the costs that the Chamber will have to bear with a session until 31 December”. The debate closes and the explanations of vote on the Report follow in which the group leaders of Libera and Rf announce their non-participation in the vote: the Report for the 2021 financial year is finally approved with 31 votes in favour. We then proceed to examine the article of the 2023 Forecast Budget: in Article 1. “Agreements for subsidized loans”, Libera presents about thirty amendments, aimed at respectively increasing contributions for subsidized agreements on organic farming, students, elimination of architectural barriers and for companies that carry out research. The session will end with the presentation of all Libera’s amendments and will resume tomorrow morning with their vote by the House. In the meantime, the official communication has arrived of an emergency convocation of the Great and General Council from 23 to 31 December (excluding holidays) for the “Continuation of the council work referred to in the convocation of the council session of 14-15-16- 19-20-21-22-23 December 2022”. Republic of San Marino, 19 December 2022/1
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