Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday
criticized the idea of bringing in a minimum wage in Italy, two
days before talks with the opposition parties on their bill to
introduce one.
"Why didn't I accept the minimum-wage proposal as it is
presented?" she said in a Facebook live broadcast in relation to
the opposition's bill for a minimum wage of nine euros an hour.
"Because if I set a law for a minimum figure for hourly pay for
everyone, it would inevitably be in the middle.
"There is a danger it would become a substitute parameter, not
an additional one, worsening many more salaries than the ones it
improves".
Riccardo Magi, secretary of the More Europe (Più Europa) party,
said that he was wondering if it is worth going ahead with the
meeting after Meloni "reiterated the rigidity of her position.
"If there's the will to open up to our proposal then fine," he
said.
"Otherwise, we won't gift this government a stage to be able to
say 'look how good we are'.
"If there's a real desire for dialogue, Friday's meeting is
welcome.
"If it's just total confrontation, we're better off meeting in
parliament to see who wants a minimum wage and who doesn't".
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