Sugar tax, Forza Italia raises the stakes: "The postponement is good, but we are asking for its total and definitive abolition"
"This is exactly what we are asking for and we are happy that the measure will be presented to the Council of Ministers next week for the umpteenth postponement of the tax". With these words Raffaele Nevi, national spokesperson for Forza Italia and deputy group leader in the Chamber , interviewed by Affaritaliani.it , comments on yesterday's announcement after the Council of Ministers by the Deputy Minister of Economy Maurizio Leo on the sugar tax ("Measure to be made quickly"). "We have been asking for a long time for the total and definitive abolition of this hateful tax, the fruit of the ideological fury of the left".
"This tax was also created by the Conte 2 government, the one formed by the PD and 5 Star Movement that at the end of 2019 had the great idea of introducing it into our legal system. Certainly removing it also causes problems in relations with the European Union but certainly Italy cannot allow a tax to come into force that would create enormous problems for the entire agri-food industry that represents the flagship of our exports. We will see! In the meantime, we will postpone. This is also a measure for businesses and competitiveness. Many are talking about it. We will implement it", concludes Nevi.
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