Rome, Nov. 1 (LaPresse) – “This social robbery must be stopped. We are calling on the government to immediately convene a meeting of the Council of Ministers to amend the budget and fund public healthcare and education”. This was stated by Angelo Bonelli, an MP for the Green and Left Alliance. “The government said no to the Regions, which unanimously called for funding for cancer screenings, diagnostic equipment to tackle waiting lists, the recruitment of doctors and nurses and better pay for healthcare workers, as well as mental health services for young people. It even said no to its own Health Minister, who, according to Repubblica, had requested 6.5 billion euros but received only 3.4 billion. The education sector is facing another cut of 7,000 positions: 4,925 teachers and 2,049 administrative, technical and support staff, while the voucher for private schools has been renewed. Yet the government manages to find 4.6 billion euros for weapons”. “For Giorgia Meloni, the only priority in education is the decree on the burqa. She is using it to conceal the disaster of her policies and the cuts to education. Students need teachers, support services, safe schools and less overcrowded classrooms, not propaganda. While the government raises ideological banners, it is taking jobs and resources away from public education,” he added. “The resources are there. The 4.6 billion euros allocated to weapons should be used for public healthcare: cancer screenings, equipment, the recruitment of doctors and nurses, and mental health services. The extension of the flat tax to incomes of up to 100,000 euros, which costs more than 260 million euros in the first year alone, should be abandoned, and that money should be used to reverse the cut of 7,000 school positions, which amounts to 252 million euros a year. Stop spending on weapons, let us fund healthcare and education”.
Manovra, Bonelli: “Rapina sociale del governo va fermata”
Rome, Nov. 1 (LaPresse) – “This social robbery must be stopped. We are calling on the government to immediately convene a meeting of the Council of Ministers to amend the budget and fund public healthcare and education”. This was stated by Angelo Bonelli, an MP for the Green and Left Alliance. “The government said no to the Regions, which unanimously called for funding for cancer screenings, diagnostic equipment to tackle waiting lists, the recruitment of doctors and nurses and better pay for healthcare workers, as well as mental health services for young people. It even said no to its own Health Minister, who, according to Repubblica, had requested 6.5 billion euros but received only 3.4 billion. The education sector is facing another cut of 7,000 positions: 4,925 teachers and 2,049 administrative, technical and support staff, while the voucher for private schools has been renewed. Yet the government manages to find 4.6 billion euros for weapons”. “For Giorgia Meloni, the only priority in education is the decree on the burqa. She is using it to conceal the disaster of her policies and the cuts to education. Students need teachers, support services, safe schools and less overcrowded classrooms, not propaganda. While the government raises ideological banners, it is taking jobs and resources away from public education,” he added. “The resources are there. The 4.6 billion euros allocated to weapons should be used for public healthcare: cancer screenings, equipment, the recruitment of doctors and nurses, and mental health services. The extension of the flat tax to incomes of up to 100,000 euros, which costs more than 260 million euros in the first year alone, should be abandoned, and that money should be used to reverse the cut of 7,000 school positions, which amounts to 252 million euros a year. Stop spending on weapons, let us fund healthcare and education”.