BUSTO ARSIZIO – I Tari increasesthe waste tariff, finally arrive in the budget committee, but continue to create problems for the majority. Budget councilor Maurizio Artusa confirms the choice to reduce the increases imposed by the sector authority, Arera, limiting them to1% more for families (domestic users) and al 5% more for businesses (non-domestic users). «We will spread it over the years to come the higher costs due to inflation” admits council delegate Antonelli.
The Tari accounts
«The plus 9% if it’s not today it’s next yearotherwise we risk sanctions” he intervenes the Northern League councilor Paola Reguzzoni to avoid misunderstandings. A buffer solution, in short, after that the accounts of the TARI economic and financial plan they had thrown the centre-right majority into turmoil. It also explains it clearly PD group leader Maurizio Maggioni: “The costs will be paid sooner or later.” The law requires users to cover 100% of the costs of the waste collection and disposal service, which in 2022 – reference year, with final numbersfor the construction of the PEF 2024-2025, as reiterated by councilor Artusa – they are exploded due to inflation that was close to double digits. The issue, warns the mayor Emanuele Antonelli, «will be clearer with the PEFA, the economic financial plan for foster care. It’s all a flux, based on inflation. It depends on whether we will have calmer years without Covid and wars.”
Doubts in the majority
But among the majority benches some councilors don’t seem too convinced, especially given yet another blow to the detriment of traders and businesses. Between Max Rogora (Brothers of Italy) which asks «how can the 52-48 ratio of the division of costs between domestic and non-domestic users be changed» and Marco Lanza (Antonelli List) which explicitly invokes «one due diligence on waste collection accounts to slavishly investigate the items to be cut” to avoid new price increases in the future. «It is unfortunate that non-domestic users are penalised – Lanza is keen to make this clear – I hope that with the new studies we can have a significant impact on tariffs, at least to stabilize them”.
The clarifications
«Agesp does what we say, let’s be clear – underlines Mayor Antonelli – adjusting the 52-48 ratio is difficult, we would make things worse. The balance that had been found after extensive studies would be altered.” The hope for the future is in the transition to the punctual tariff: «We make it fairer for everyone, because you pay based on the waste produced and the percentages will change based on actual consumption.” And al councilor of the mixed group Emanuele Fiorewho asks why not wait for the punctual tariff to make the increases, Paola Reguzzoni replies: «There is a risk of sanctions». So much so that councilor Artusa can only open his arms: «I would have liked to do less than 1%Unfortunately, that’s how it went.”
