ROME Between purchases, consumption, supplies, maintenance, staff training and energy expenses, in 2023 the Italian State incurred a total cost of 122 billion euros, but once again it was unable to honor all the economic commitments made with its suppliers . The commercial debts of our Public Administration (PA), in fact, continue to amount to around 50 billion euros, an amount that has been practically the same for at least 5 years. Those most penalized by this deplorable behavior are small businesses. This is what the CGIA Research Office says, according to which among the public administrations that are the most ‘snail-like’ in paying their suppliers we find the Municipalities, especially those in the South. Although the situation has improved in recent years, in 2023 the most critical situation was recorded in Naples. In the capital municipality of the Campania region, suppliers were paid 143 days late. Followed by Andria with 89.5 days delay compared to the contractual deadline, Chieti with +61.8, Reggio Calabria with +54.8, Agrigento with +53.5 and Isernia with +53. It is very likely that the situation a is equally critical Cosenza which, unfortunately, presents an ITP (Payment Timeliness Indicator) updated, so to speak, to the third quarter of 2022. Well, almost two years ago the Calabrian municipality paid its suppliers 126 days late. Going against the trend, however, we see the municipality of Palermo which in 2023 liquidated its commercial partners 65.5 days early. No other provincial capital in Italy has done better. In the Centre-North, however, the general picture is mostly positive. Net of Imperia (+22.11 days late), Viterbo (+19) and Alessandria (+14.98), almost all the other provincial capitals of these two geographical divisions pay well in advance of the terms established by the contract. The most virtuous situations concern Padua, Grosseto and Pordenone with an advance payment of more than 21 days.
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