(see related story on budget)
The government is set to scrap the
'citizenship wage' benefit for people considered fit for work
from 2024, sources said Monday ahead of a cabinet meeting.
Premier Giorgia Meloni's cabinet is set to approve the 2022
budget package, including changes to the 'citizenship wage', at
the meeting.
The parties supporting Meloni's government, led by her
right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) group, have long criticised
the anti-poverty benefit, saying it is subject to abuse and
reduces incentives for the jobless to find work.
Indeed, there had been talk of the government stopping the
benefit for people considered fit for work from January 1, 2023,
a move that would have saved 1.8 billion euros in public
spending.
But the government has decided to give 'employable'
beneficiaries a year to adapt with the helping of training
courses that will be obligatory, the sources said.
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