When the Infrastructure decree becomes legislation, Salvini promises to redistribute road funds to the provinces.
Fireside Chat at MIT with Salvini Yields Positive Results
Let's dive right in! The recent meeting at MIT with Minister Salvini was filled with nitty-gritty technical discussions. We managed to iron out some intricacies between the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
The big takeaway? The Infrastructure Decree's law conversion will see the restoration of the 350 million euros for 2025 and 2026, previously dwindled due to the Decree Milleproroghe, back to the Provinces.
confirmed their commitment to utilizing these resources fully. It's important to note that this commitment has been apparent through the data collected during our monitoring. Gandolfi, UPI's president, stressed this very point at the meeting's conclusion with Salvini.
He also brought up another point: though 93% of the assigned resources have been committed and 84% spent from 2018 to 2024, UPI, alongside the Ministry, is eager to streamline spending procedures for more efficiency. The unified goal here is to ensure safety, efficient mobility, and complete adherence to the right to mobility.
Luca Robaldo, President of the Province of Cuneo, voiced his support for revoking the aforementioned measure promptly. As for the question of victory, Robaldo shares it isn't a win for him, UPI, or any single figurehead. Instead, it is the acknowledgment of the tireless efforts put in by dozens of provincial presidents and hundreds of dedicated employees.
Gandolfi's exceptional advocacy, supported by all provincial presidents, was instrumental in securing this outcome. This win underscores the pivotal role that the Provinces play within the State's institutional architecture, standing between Rome and the territories.
Robaldo reiterated that road maintenance, whether right or left-leaning, is not about politics but about working together—starting with the parliamentary majority of the League, like Senator Bergesio, to bring about the only conceivable result: the allocation of resources. Now, we all must work together to facilitate this transition and hope that this episode will inspire our entities to maintain their virtuous standards.
In the context of the Fireside Chat at MIT with Salvini, it was emphasized that the Provinces will fully utilize the restored resources from the Infrastructure Decree, which are intended for transportation and public-transit projects. The average efficiency of spending these resources, as shown in the data collected, is a positive point acknowledged by UPI's president, Gandolfi. Moreover, the industry of finance is also involved as these resources are originally dwindled due to the Decree Milleproroghe from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
