The Municipality of Caserta and the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Caserta have signed a memorandum of understanding which has the aim of protecting individuals and, more generally, families in a state of over-indebtedness.
In particular, the agreement provides for: assisting citizens who find themselves in a situation of excessive debt, also in order to safeguard their personal dignity; raise awareness among citizens, professionals and entrepreneurs of the characteristics and possibilities offered by the new regulation, in order to stem the crisis and relaunch consumers and businesses in difficulty; spread financial education in secondary schools, promoting a process of financial literacy aimed at preventing future over-indebtedness.
The objective of the memorandum of understanding, therefore, is to allow citizens (consumers, unemployed, professionals and non-fallible entrepreneurs) access to the procedures for resolving the over-indebtedness crisis, using the Settlement Body called “OCC – ODCEC Caserta” established by the Order as a free service for the fact-finding and collection phase of the documentation necessary to start the practice.
On the basis of the provisions of the protocol, the Municipality will provide adequate information on the initiative in the municipal territory through its communication tools, providing, within its institutional website, a link to a web page dedicated to financial education and to the Over-indebtedness Crisis Settlement Body. The organization will sponsor training and information events on the topic, in close synergy with the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Caserta. Together the two entities will also organize financial education programs in schools. The Order will provide continuous assistance in matters of over-indebtedness, taking on a direct role in helping those who experience a situation of objective economic weakness.
“For us – explained the mayor of Caserta, Carlo Marino – the memorandum of understanding is of great importance, especially from a social point of view, intervening to protect the weakest sections of the population, those who face a serious problem such as over-indebtedness. This phenomenon In reality, it concerns everyone, including many professionals. The Municipality is now committed to publicizing this agreement and supporting the Order in organizing information and training events aimed at citizens. As an Administration, we care about the issue of protection of people with fragility, of the weakest, through initiatives like this, which are of fundamental importance. Our objective, with this collaboration, is to provide a useful tool to give an answer to the citizen, to solve a problem and to overcome suffering. serious”.
“As professionals – added the president of the Order of Accountants and Accounting Experts of Caserta, Pietro Raucci – we try to lend a hand to those who need it. We have aimed at collaboration with the Municipalities and with Caritas, which are the places where people in difficulty go and, naturally, also those who are struggling with problems of over-indebtedness. With the Municipality it is an important synergy, which brings together a public body and a professional association, which carry out these activities without purpose. of profit, in the exclusive interest of citizens experiencing a critical moment”.
