All the false and hypocritical noises of the Democratic Party against Draghi, Franco and McKinsey on the PNRR
With a series of interventions by many executives, the Democratic Party has launched into a specious controversy against the Draghi government, which leaves McKinsey astonished on the advice of the Mef for the Recovery Plan. Gianfranco Polillo's comment
Never, as in this case , does the principle hold true according to which, at times, the word is silver, but silence is gold. Principle of prudence that the Democratic Party, in the midst of an unprecedented internal storm, was unable to respect. On the contrary, with a series of interventions by many executives, he launched into a pretext polemic against the Draghi government, which leaves us stunned. Thrilled by the cultural background that the controversy reveals. A leap backwards in judging the relationship between the Public Administration and the specialisms of the market.
The Prime Minister (culpa in vigilando), but above all the Minister of Economy, Daniele Franco, is criticized for having decided to spend 25 thousand euros, to have a greater guarantee, in terms of comparative efficiency, in the management of the 205 billion, provided by the Recovery Plan. The comparison between the two amounts does not prove in favor of the seriousness of the findings. But even less so if you consider the recipient of the complaint: McKinsey. Which is one of the best-known consulting firms operating at an international level to which the same Ministry of Economy had addressed several times. And against which the daily fact has been unleashed.
And that's not all yet. The most resentful and misleading criticisms have come from men of the world. Long-term ministers and parliamentarians. In addition to being old tenants of Via XX Settembre, well aware (or so it should be), of the merits, which are many, but also of the limits (albeit few) of that organization. With a controversy, moreover, completely misaligned with respect to the actual merit of that choice. Unjustly compared to the hypotheses advanced by Giuseppe Conte, of entrusting the entire Recovery Plan to an army of 300 technicians, chosen, we do not know well with what criteria. But above all by whom.
Francesco Boccia, former chairman of the Budget Committee of the Chamber and Minister for Regional Affairs in the Conte bis Government had begun: "With all due respect for McKinsey, (not for the Economist, ed ) if the news released today were true, it would be quite serious ". Immediately followed by Giuseppe Provenzano, former minister for the South, who thunders against the alleged uncertainties of Draghi, and then invokes “a bit of clarity. We must attract the best in the state, perhaps among the young, not delegate fundamental functions to external private individuals. There is a rule, implement it ».
Perhaps even less understandable is the criticism of Antonio Misiani, whom the ministry should know well, having been deputy minister until a few weeks ago: "The governance of the PNRR – he wrote on Twitter – is based on the Ministry of Economy and Finance with the very strict collaboration of the competent ministries had said Draghi in the Senate. If the scheme has changed, it must be communicated and motivated to Parliament ”.
The response from those directly involved is easy: " The support activity requested from McKinsey concerns the elaboration of a study on the national" Next Generation "plans already prepared by the other European Union countries and technical-operational project-management support for the monitoring of the various lines of work for the finalization of the plan ». Nothing to do, therefore, with the confusion of roles hypothesized by Giuseppe Conte. And criticized by the Pd himself.
So these are the facts. Which would require some explanation. Was there a misunderstanding on the part of those who intervened? Well: it can happen. And then just admit the mistake. An apology would also be needed, given that the dem are (still) part of the majority, which supports the Draghi government. Unless we had to admit, on the basis of Nicola Zingaretti's denunciation, that this assent had been given only by some currents of the party.
Was it instead a reasoned stance, in view of an internal debate that promises to be sulphurous? If this were the explanation, this would be serious. The demonstration that Nicola Zingaretti's resentment, against a party only currents and centers of power, was more than justified.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/tutti-i-falsi-e-ipocriti-strepitii-del-pd-contro-draghi-franco-e-mckinsey-sul-pnrr/ on Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:00:51 +0000.