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Mercatus, who promoted and what the liberal and anti-tax think tank will do

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Mercatus, who promoted and what the liberal and anti-tax think tank will do

Capezzone, Boschetti, Fava, Montanari and Punzi found the Mercatus institute. Here are the objectives and first initiatives of the research institute: to have parliamentarians and all candidates sign a solemn commitment, even in regional and municipal elections, not to increase taxes (and perhaps to lower them)

"I, the undersigned … elected by … (or candidate / a …) I undertake not to vote on measures and regulations that involve increases in taxes, fees and taxes".

Here is the commitment that will be delivered not only to current parliamentarians but also to candidates in regional and municipal elections.

This is the idea of ​​the newly born liberal think tank Mercatus promoted by Daniele Capezzone (president), by the university professor of law, Barbara Boschetti, by the labor lawyer Gabriele Fava (new Alitalia commissioner appointed by the Minister of Economic Development, Giancarlo Giorgetti) , by Lorenzo Montanari (Vice President of Americans for Tax Reform) and by Federico Punzi (journalist, essayist and editor of Atlantico Quotidiano ).

Not only no more taxes, but also fewer taxes and duties: "A further commitment is naturally encouraged to promote substantial reductions in taxation and taxation at the national level, and to tend at a regional and local level to eliminate additional taxes over time" , we read in the objectives of the market institute contained in the manifesto-appeal published today.

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(information taken from Mercatus )

WHAT MERCATUS IS AND WHAT IT WILL DO

Mercatus is an institute of culture, research and training. Its objectives are the promotion and elaboration of ideas and proposals based on the principles of freedom, market, competition, protection of property and savings, free enterprise, free research, reduction of public interference in the lives of citizens, families and of business, federalism, as well as a solid cultural position of Italy in the wake of Atlanticism, of the West, of the best tradition of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, the promotion of human rights.

COMMITMENT ANTI-TAX ESTIMATE

For many years, at the initiative of Grover Norquist, the think tank Americans for Tax Reform has been calling for a “pledge” to US candidates at the national and local levels, so that they do not vote for any type of tax increase.

This is an initiative to which hundreds of candidates and elected representatives, not only Republicans, are now adhering, scrupulously respecting it. Here with us, deservedly, the Tea Party Italia proposed a similar experiment in 2013.

Mercatus decides today to relaunch the idea, proposing it both to parliamentarians currently in office and to candidates in elections of all levels. The main commitment is to never approve tax increases. Naturally, a further commitment is encouraged to promote substantial reductions in taxation and taxation at the national level, and to strive at a regional and local level to eliminate additional taxes over time.

We will give an account of the accessions, and of course we will monitor compliance with the commitment by the signatories.

Here is the pledge, simple and essential: "I, the undersigned … elected by … (or candidate / a …) I undertake not to vote on measures and regulations that involve increases in taxes, fees and taxes".

WHO ARE THE PROMOTERS

Daniele Capezzone (President) – He writes for the newspaper La Verità (for which he also curates the online review #LaVeritaAlleSette). On TV he appears as a commentator in some programs of the Mediaset networks. He left the political arena after having been a parliamentarian twice, and after having chaired the Productive Activities Commission (2006-2007) and the Finance Commission (2013-2015) of the Chamber of Deputies. He has published “Likecrazia” for Piemme.

Barbara Boschetti – Full Professor of Administrative Law at the Catholic University of Milan. Coordinates the Catholic Table for the Public Administration and the RecoveryLab project. Former member of the Commission for the implementation of the Code of public contracts established by the National Anti-Corruption Authority and (until July 2020) expert of the Council of the same Authority. She was visiting researcher at Boston University – School of law (Center for the Study of Europe) and at Boston University – Pardee School for Global Studies. She is a fellow of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice of Boston College (where she was a visiting scholar).

Gabriele Fava – Labor lawyer, member of the Presidency Council of the Court of Auditors. Founding partner of the law firm Fava & Associati. President of the Public Resources Observatory of the Court of Auditors.

Lorenzo Montanari – Vice President (International Affairs) of Americans for Tax Reform. Executive director of Property Rights Alliance. Director and editor of the International Property Rights Index. Worldwide animator of think tanks and pro market and pro competition initiatives.

Federico Punzi – Director of the online magazine Atlantico ( www.atlanticoquotidiano.it ). Journalist for Radio Radicale, where he oversees the broadcasts of parliamentary proceedings and the Special Commissions and Weekly Agenda columns. He published for Giubilei Regnani “Brexit. The challenge".

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/mercatus-chi-ha-promosso-e-che-cosa-fara-il-think-tank-liberista-e-anti-tasse/ on Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:27:27 +0000.