What Draghi said in the House about the PNRR
Commitments and numbers of the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, during the communication to Parliament in view of the transmission to the European Commission of the NRP.
In the PNRR there is “the measure of what his role will be in the international community, his credibility and reputation as EU founder and protagonist of the Western world. It is a question not only of income and well-being, but of civic values and sentiments that no number and no table can ever represent ”.
This was said by the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, illustrating the National Resilience and Recovery Plan (Pnrr) to the Chamber of Deputies, which will have to be launched by the next CDM and sent to Brussels by 30 April next.
Here are the other salient passages of Draghi's speech in the Chamber.
"In the set of measures" of the Recovery Plan "there is the destiny of the country" and "delays, inefficiencies, short-sighted views of part before the common good will weigh directly on our lives and especially on those of the weakest, our children and grandchildren, and perhaps there will be no more time to remedy it ”.
“By May we will present a decree that intervenes with mainly structural measures aimed at favoring the implementation of the NRP and the complementary plan. In addition to important simplifications in the procedures for implementing and evaluating investments in infrastructures, there is a simplification of the rules on public procurement and concessions ”.
In addition to the Pnrr of 191.5 billion and the complementary plan of 30.6 billion ", a further 26 billion have been allocated by 2032 to be allocated to the construction of specific works". "The reintegration of the resources of the Development and Cohesion Fund is also foreseen, used as part of the European device for the enhancement of the projects envisaged therein for 15.5 billion. Overall we will have around 248 billion euros". To these resources are added those made available by the REACT-EU program that are spent in the years 2021-2023. Funds for an additional 13 billion ".
“For the 110% Superbonus, over 18 billion euros are foreseen between the Pnrr and the complementary fund, the same resources allocated by the previous government. There is no cut. “The measure is financed until the end of 2022, with an extension to June 2023 only for public housing (Iacp). It is an important measure for the construction sector and for the environment. For the future, the government is committed to including an extension of the eco-bonus for 2023 in the budget bill for 2022, taking into account the data relating to its application in 2021 ”.
"We would all be wrong to think that the PNRR is just a set of projects, as necessary as they are ambitious, of numbers, objectives and deadlines – said Draghi – Put the lives of Italians into it, the expectations of those who have suffered from the pandemic, the aspiration of families, the just claims of those who do not have a job or those who have had to close their business, the anxiety of disadvantaged territories, the awareness that the environment must be protected. In all of the programs there is the country's destiny, its credibility ”, underlined Draghi. In the PNRR there is “the measure of what its role will be in the international community, its credibility and reputation as a founding country of the EU and as a protagonist of the Western world. It is a question not only of income and well-being, but of civil values and sentiments that no number and no table can ever represent ”.
The resources provided through the plan are “equal to 191.5 billion. The government has decided to allocate an additional 30.6 billion to finance a complementary national plan to complement the European device. This complementary plan finances projects coherent with the PNRR strategies, which however exceeded the ceiling of resources obtainable from the European mechanism. The NRP and the complementary plan have been designed in an integrated way: the projects of the second will also have the same implementation tools ".
According to Draghi, “the success of the plan requires a joint effort. Parliament quickly carried out an enormous synthesis of the requests, a work that contributed to the final drafting of the plan. This went hand in hand with the intense collaboration with various ministries. A job that has greatly benefited from the action already carried out by the previous government ”. The work “will fail if in all categories, in all centers, men do not arise ready to sacrifice themselves for the common good. To us the burden and the honor of preparing the Italy of tomorrow in the best way ".
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SUMMARY OF THE PNRR BY THE GOVERNMENT :
The Government today sent the text of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to Parliament.
The Plan is part of the Next Generation EU (NGEU) program, the 750 billion euro package agreed by the European Union in response to the pandemic crisis.
The Italian Plan provides for investments of € 191.5 billion, financed through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the key instrument of the NGEU.
A further 30.6 billion is part of a complementary fund, financed through the multi-year budget variance approved by the Council of Ministers on 15 April.
The total planned investments are therefore 222.1 billion euros.
The Plan also includes a substantial package of reforms, which affect, among others, the areas of public administration, justice, regulatory simplification and competition.
This is an epochal intervention, which intends to repair the economic and social damage of the pandemic crisis, help resolve the structural weaknesses of the Italian economy, and accompany the country on a path of ecological and environmental transition.
The Plan has women, young people and the South as its main beneficiaries and substantially contributes to promoting social inclusion and reducing territorial gaps.
Overall, 27 percent of the Plan is dedicated to digitization, 40 percent to investments to combat climate change, and more than 10 percent to social cohesion.
The Plan is organized along six missions.
The first mission, “Digitization, Innovation, Competitiveness, Culture”, allocates a total of 49.2 billion – of which 40.7 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility and 8.5 billion from the Fund.
Its objectives are to promote the digital transformation of the country, to support innovation in the production system, and to invest in two key sectors for Italy, tourism and culture.
The investments envisaged in the plan ensure the provision of ultra-broadband and fast connections throughout the country.
In particular, they bring 1 Gbps connectivity on the fixed network to approximately 8.5 million families and 9,000 school buildings that still lack it, and ensure adequate connectivity to the 12,000 points of supply of the National Health Service.
An Italy 5G Plan is also launched for the enhancement of mobile connectivity in areas of market failure.
The Plan provides incentives for the adoption of innovative technologies and digital skills in the private sector, and strengthens the digital infrastructures of the public administration, for example by facilitating the migration to the cloud.
For tourism and culture, interventions are planned to enhance historical sites and improve tourist accommodation facilities.
The second mission, “Green Revolution and Ecological Transition”, allocates a total of 68.6 billion – of which 59.3 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility and 9.3 billion from the Fund.
Its objectives are to improve the sustainability and resilience of the economic system and to ensure a fair and inclusive environmental transition.
The Plan includes investments and reforms for the circular economy and waste management, to reach ambitious targets such as 65 percent recycling of plastic waste and 100 percent recovery in the textile sector.
The Plan allocates resources for the renewal of local public transport, with the purchase of low-emission buses, and for the renewal of part of the fleet of trains for regional transport with alternative propulsion vehicles.
There are substantial tax incentives to increase the energy efficiency of private and public buildings. The measures allow for the renovation of around 50,000 buildings per year.
The Government plans major investments in renewable energy sources and simplifies the authorization procedures in the sector.
The hydrogen supply chain is supported, and in particular frontier research, its production and local use in industry and transport.
The Plan invests in water infrastructures, with the aim of reducing losses in drinking water networks by 15 percent, and in reducing hydrogeological instability.
The third mission, “Infrastructures for Sustainable Mobility”, allocates a total of 31.4 billion – of which 25.1 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Device and 6.3 billion from the Fund.
Its primary objective is the rational development of a modern, sustainable transport infrastructure extended to all areas of the country.
The Plan provides for an important investment in high-speed rail transport. When fully operational, significant improvements in travel times are allowed, especially in the center-south.
For example, you will save 1 hour and 30 minutes on the Naples-Bari route, 1 hour and 20 minutes on the Rome-Pescara route, and 1 hour on the Palermo-Catania route.
The Government is also investing in the modernization and strengthening of regional railway lines, in the port system and in the digitalization of the logistics chain.
The fourth mission, “Education and Research”, allocates a total of 31.9 billion euros – of which 30.9 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility and 1 billion from the Fund.
Its goal is to strengthen the educational system, digital and technical-scientific skills, research and technology transfer.
The Plan invests in nursery schools, nursery schools, education and childcare services. It creates 152,000 places for children up to 3 years old and 76,000 for children between 3 and 6 years old.
The government invests in the structural rehabilitation of school buildings, with the aim of renovating a total area of 2,400,000 square meters.
In addition, a reform of guidance, doctoral programs and degree courses is expected, for example with the updating of the discipline of doctorates and their increase by approximately 3,000 units.
Vocational education is developed and the research and technology transfer chain is strengthened.
The fifth mission, “Inclusion and Cohesion”, allocates a total of 22.4 billion – of which 19.8 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Device and 2.6 billion from the Fund.
Its objective is to facilitate participation in the labor market, including through training, strengthen active labor policies and promote social inclusion.
The Government invests in the development of employment centers and in female entrepreneurship, with the creation of a new Fondo Impresa Donna.
Social services and interventions for vulnerabilities are strengthened, for example with interventions by the Municipalities to favor an independent life for people with disabilities.
Infrastructure investments are planned for the Special Economic Zones and urban regeneration interventions for the suburbs of metropolitan cities.
The sixth mission, “Health”, allocates a total of 18.5 billion, of which 15.6 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Device and 2.9 billion from the Fund.
Its goal is to strengthen prevention and health services in the area, modernize and digitize the health system and ensure equity of access to care.
The Plan invests in local assistance throughout the territory and activates 1,288 community homes and 381 community hospitals.
Home care is enhanced to reach 10 percent of the population over 65, telemedicine and remote assistance, with the activation of 602 Territorial Operations Centers.
The Government invests in updating the technological park and equipment for diagnosis and treatment, with the purchase of 3,133 new large equipment, and in hospital infrastructures, for example with anti-seismic adaptation interventions.
The Plan strengthens the technological infrastructure for the collection, processing and analysis of data, including the dissemination of the Electronic Health Record.
The Plan includes an ambitious reform program to facilitate its implementation and contribute to the modernization of the country and the attraction of investments.
The reform of the Public Administration addresses the problems of the absence of generational change, of low investment in human capital and low digitalization.
The Plan provides for investments in a single recruitment platform, in training courses for staff and in the strengthening and monitoring of administrative capacity.
The justice reform intervenes on the excessive duration of the trials and intends to reduce the heavy weight of the judicial arrears.
The Plan provides for targeted and temporary recruitment to eliminate the burden of pending cases and strengthens the Trial Office.
There are plans to revise the regulatory and procedural framework, for example an increase in the use of mediation procedures and simplification measures on the various stages of the process.
The Plan also provides for simplification measures for the granting of permits and authorizations, and on the procurement code to ensure implementation and maximum impact on investments.
The Plan also includes reforms to protect competition as an instrument of social cohesion and economic growth. The timing of these reforms, which range from local public services to electricity and gas, have been designed taking into account the current conditions due to the pandemic.
The NRP will have a significant impact on economic growth and productivity.
The government expects that in 2026 the GDP will be 3.6 percentage points higher than the base scenario. In the last three years of the time horizon (2024-2026), employment will be 3.2 percentage points higher.
The Plan allocates 82 billion to the South of the 206 billion that can be distributed according to the territorial criterion, for a share of 40 per cent.
In particular, investments in infrastructures and sustainable mobility in the south amount to 14.5 billion, 53 percent of the total, and are involved in high-speed, port systems and roads in internal Italy.
8.8 billion are allocated for inclusion and cohesion interventions in the south, equal to 39 per cent of the total, and 14.6 billion for measures in education and research, equal to 46 per cent.
These include the creation of new kindergartens, an increase in social infrastructure, and employment policies.
The PNRR contributes to reducing the gap between the South and the rest of the country.
The overall impact of the PNRR on national GDP up to 2026 is estimated at around 16 percentage points. For the south, the expected impact is around 24 percentage points.
The Plan also provides for a significant investment in young people and women.
A new childhood policy strategy is crucial to reversing the decline in fertility and birth rates.
Young people benefit from projects in the fields of education and research; the generational change in the public administration; and the strengthening of the Universal Civil Service.
For boys and girls, funds are allocated for the extension of full-time schooling and for the strengthening of sports infrastructure at school.
In particular, motor activity is promoted in primary school, also as a function of contrasting early school leaving.
As for women, the Plan provides for measures to support female entrepreneurship and investments in the technical-scientific skills of female students.
Furthermore, the expansion of the offer of kindergartens, the strengthening of the nursery school and the improvement of care for the elderly and disabled will indirectly help women, who often have to bear most of the care burden of families.
In order to pursue the objectives relating to equal opportunities – generational and gender – the Government intends to insert for the companies that will participate in the projects financed by the NGEU forecasts aimed at conditioning the execution of the projects to the hiring of young people and women.
The criteria are defined taking into account the subject of the contract; the type and nature of the individual project.
The governance of the Plan envisages a direct responsibility of the ministries and local administrations for carrying out investments and reforms within the agreed time frame, and for the regular, correct and effective management of resources.
A significant role is envisaged for local authorities, which are responsible for investments of over € 87 billion.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance monitors and monitors progress in the implementation of reforms and investments and acts as the single point of contact with the European Commission.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/che-cosa-ha-detto-draghi-alla-camera-sul-pnrr/ on Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:31:42 +0000.