MORE 'IN ITALY But federalism should not be a sharp sword and cut taxes to bring mayors and governors to direct and close control of its citizens? At least that Umberto Bossi and his Northern League have told and magnified for years collecting Italians growing consensus, especially nell'elettorato of the richest regions of the country and therefore more intolerant towards the hexoses of
or central government.
Now, however, that the League's green flag flies over several towns and some major regions of the North, the music has suddenly changed. Once you reach the celebrated trial of the decrees of federal reform, reducing taxes, nor Bossi nor its speak more. Indeed what emerges is rather a tax increase, accompanied by the introduction of new taxes. On the one hand, you plan to remove the block that prevented municipalities to increase the additional tax. On the other hand, is designed to extend to small non-tourist centers, the new tax residence hall opened by the Capitoline. With the addition of a review of the levy on waste collection, however, that points to a larger collection for local governments. E 'away the time when attacking the local finance will make life particularly difficult red administrators. Today, wearing the tricolor flag, even the Northern League mayors have realized that the recent moves of their friend Tremonti have emptied the municipal coffers and therefore it becomes necessary to reconstruct the texture somehow not to be forced to deny its citizens basic services. From the simple slogan "
CUT WASTE " has increased sharply all'imprevista slogan of "
PIU 'fees for all , throwing to the winds Bengodi repeated promises some kind of federal-tax purposes. But this is not only the cornerstone of their reform that the League are throwing into the sea. Also on the good intention to make more stringent the relationship between administrators and is administered in a solemn act reverse. The gimmick to introduce a tax, and increasing the tax on waste aims to fatten the coffers of Mayors relying mainly on the pockets of non-residents. Ie those who would thus be called upon to shell out more money from their pockets, but without a counterpart in the opportunity to express their agreement or disagreement on voting in local government. A malicious mischief to collect more money without paying duty on political consideration. That is a real mockery of much-vaunted principle of close monitoring by the voters. Already aroused the evil thoughts that, at the time of the vote, the parliament had not been even the faintest analysis on the costs and benefits of this so-called reform. Now there is evidence which proved instrumental improvisation Bossi and Berlusconi have moved on this issue. We can only hope that the political consequences of Arcore also help to close this ugly page.
