We are facing a real emergency in the fashion sector with many companies requesting redundancy payments and dragging small related businesses into the crisis.
“It is a crisis that has been occurring for some time and which in recent months has worsened for the entire TAC (textile, clothing, footwear) sector. The most serious problems complained by companies are: the cost of labour, the decline in orders, the costs of raw materials and energy” explains Giordano Frangipani Provincial President of Confartigianato Moda.
We are talking about a sector in which 49,593 micro and small businesses with 279 thousand employees are active at a national level, 61.5% of the total sector. The 34 thousand active artisan businesses employ 139 thousand people, equal to 30.6% of fashion employment
Over the course of these last few months, Confartigianato has repeatedly requested urgent support measures for the fashion sector from the Tuscany Region, the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, and the President of the ABI.
“As provincial president of Confartigianato Arezzo – specifies Maurizio Baldi – I also want to draw attention to the fact that in reality this crisis affects the entire economy so the risk is that it spreads like wildfire and is not limited to the fashion sector alone. The orders themselves are fragmented, the uncertainty that reigns causes a lack of planning and consequently a dangerous spiral is activated that requires immediate interventions. Confartigianato has been moving on both national and regional tables for some time. – underlines Maurizio Baldi – The requests made are precise: Incentive of regional structural funds, access to the Made in Italy fund by setting up liquidity financing at 0 or capped rate. These could be two of many possible paths.”
“To the Government, in particular, we have made 3 specific proposals and requests – explains Frangipani – which can no longer be postponed: the suspension of contributions and tax payments for 12 months starting from next June 1st and the gradual return of contributions and taxes due through 4 quarterly installments at zero interest, the first of which is due on 30 June 2025; the CIG in derogation to be valid for all types of fashion businesses (artisan, personal, capital, etc.) for 6 weeks under and above 15 employees and/or the refinancing of bilateral bodies, and the exemption of quotas of participation in ICE Agency events until 31 July 2025″.
