It's time for budgets, or rather for the finance law. After the previews given at the 50th Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is preparing to launch, together with the government team, her new budget law. The Minister of Public Administration Paolo Zangrillo, in an interview with Mailputs forward a hypothesis: that of retaining a limited number of public agents until the age of 70. But he reassures: “It will be on a voluntary basis.” The Day Instead, it predicts that minimum pensions in 2025 should reach 630 euros. Well below the demands of Forza Italia, a thousand euros, but the government is working with limited room for maneuver. By September 20, there will be delays, European countries will have to send Brussels the structural budget plan based on the new EU laws.
Civil servants retire at 70
With the next finance law, estimated at between 20 and 25 billion euros, the government intends to confirm “measures in favour of families, young people and companies which are recruiting”. “The Public Administration is also a growth engine,” Zangrillo said in his interview. This is why the minister wants to “hire 350,000 young people by 2025,” to update the State's personnel. But if on the one hand the objective is to “rejuvenate” the working population, whose average age is now 49, the government is also considering postponing retirements. “With the Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti, we are discussing the possibility of exploring the possibility of retention for up to 3 additional years,” Zangrillo explained. The option will be valid for all administrations, even decentralized ones, always and only on a voluntary basis: the ministry estimates that the measure could impact an audience of 10%. The Mef carries out simulations to evaluate retirement savings.
Minimum pensions
Simulations are also underway these days to explore the possibility of increasing, albeit slightly, minimum pensions. Forza Italia's flagship product would stop well before the requested thousand euros: the maneuver could guarantee an increase of up to 620-630 euros. “Minimum pensions are one of our priorities, low pensions in general. We have carried out a 120% revaluation of minimum pensions, which have increased significantly,” the Prime Minister specified. This is the adjustment of pensions to inflation that took place this year. An adjustment that came in full formula only for those up to 2,270 euros per month. The minima have also benefited from a super adjustment, valid only for 2024, which brought them to 614.77 euros per month.
Quota 41
Indiscretions about a possible impasse on the new quota 41, years of contributions to be paid, then leaked into the corridors of the MEF. On the horizon, there would be the possibility of confirming all the flexibility mechanisms currently active, then opening a table in 2025 to reform the entire pension system. The leaders of the League, however, insist on the corollary of a recalculation of the allocation with a fully contributory mode: a measure that would lead to a reduction in the allocation of 15 to 20%, depending on the case.
The single check
The single allowance will remain, perhaps with some adjustments. For example, MEF technicians do not rule out the possibility of some reductions in aid for the wealthiest families. However, in 2025, the reduction in contributions for working mothers with two or more children will be confirmed. Concessions that could also be extended to the self-employed. Finally, additional interventions in favor of parental leave could also be considered.
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