«President Roberto Occhiuto responds to this double alarm from the Bank of Italy: in Calabria the employment rate is 17 percentage points lower than the national one and in 2023 the region’s economy grew much less than the previous two years, marked by pandemic”. Thus, the Democratic Party of Calabria, led by Senator Nicola Irto, comments on the latest report from the Bank of Italy on last year’s economic data. «The picture reconstructed by the Bank of Italy – attack the Calabrian dems – is merciless. Therefore the centre-right regional government and its relative majority cannot refuse to assume their responsibilities and have the duty to deal with reality and the truth. We are used to the behavior of Occhiuto, who describes Calabria as the land of toys. But it is irresponsible to play the harp and incite dancing when the economic crisis advances and creates emigration and depopulation, conditions on which the Meloni government leverages to cut services and sponsor differentiated autonomy, which is terrible for the South.” «The centre-right of Calabria – continue the Dems – must immediately deal with the trade union forces and the business representatives. The Bank of Italy tells us that in Calabria unemployment is galloping, the economy is languishing, families have lost further purchasing power and have great difficulty accessing credit. He then tells us that the tertiary sector is suffering and agriculture is on its knees due to climate change. Even on this last, very serious problem, the regional government – conclude the Calabrian dems – has no vision or readiness. In the summer, unfortunately, farmers and tourism operators will suffer the consequences. In fact, faced with the announced water shortage, the centre-right Region only thought about parties, parades, TV and propaganda”.
