Milan, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – “During today’s meeting with the trade unions, the government officially confirmed that it intends to scrap the measure that had caused particular discontent in the education sector. However, as facts matter more than controversy, I also wish to reiterate that these were not cuts.” So said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a video on X. “To be clear, no teacher would have lost their job, no ATA staff member would have been made redundant, and no class would have been closed. The measure provided for in the budget began to align staffing levels with actual pupil numbers, but in relation to the new recruitments that need to be made. This is because, over the last ten years, schools have lost almost 800,000 pupils due to the falling birth rate. In any case, we have decided to send a further signal of our commitment to an institution that we consider fundamental for the young people who attend it, because schools are much more than just a budget item. They are the place where it is decided what kind of nation we will be in twenty years’ time,” added the Prime Minister.
Budget Bill, Meloni: “Government confirms it is scrapping the measure on schools; they were not cuts”
Milan, 13 Nov. (LaPresse) – “During today’s meeting with the trade unions, the government officially confirmed that it intends to scrap the measure that had caused particular discontent in the education sector. However, as facts matter more than controversy, I also wish to reiterate that these were not cuts.” So said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a video on X. “To be clear, no teacher would have lost their job, no ATA staff member would have been made redundant, and no class would have been closed. The measure provided for in the budget began to align staffing levels with actual pupil numbers, but in relation to the new recruitments that need to be made. This is because, over the last ten years, schools have lost almost 800,000 pupils due to the falling birth rate. In any case, we have decided to send a further signal of our commitment to an institution that we consider fundamental for the young people who attend it, because schools are much more than just a budget item. They are the place where it is decided what kind of nation we will be in twenty years’ time,” added the Prime Minister.