“If differentiated autonomy produces fragmentation of rules and parochialism, it will be bad for businesses. If a company is forced to dialogue with 20 Regions with 20 different regulatory systems, it will certainly be less competitive than its competitors in France and Germany and Italy’s economy will be damaged.”
Confindustria Puglia’s position on the Calderoli bill on differentiated autonomy approved in the Chamber in the early morning today, Wednesday 19 June, at the end of a night marathon is clear.
Sergio Fontana, president of Consifndustria Puglia, then adds: “If instead autonomy is able to safeguard large areas of national interest, such as the large energy and transport networks and is able to make local administrators responsible for public spending, then it will be a good thing. Much will depend on how it is implemented.”
“There are issues – he continues – that do not only represent a local interest. Let’s take the TAP: is the gas pipeline from Puglia and/or from the country? Is the port of Genoa useful to Liguria or to Italy? How can competition between regions benefit the whole country? It is essential – concludes Fontana – that the implementation protects the national interest”.
