Still high tension on the Autostrade dossier with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte who, speaking from the pages of the newspapers, sends yet another warning to the Benettons. Meanwhile, the leader of Iv Matteo Renzi warns to avoid 'populist slogans' such as that of revoking the concession which 'is easy to say but difficult to do'. "The Benettons have not yet understood that this government will not accept to sacrifice the public good on the altar of their private interests ." So Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, in an interview with the press.
And on the daily fact he reiterates: "Aspi's claim to perpetuate the favor regime in the event of new breaches of the concession obligations is equally unacceptable," the Benettons do not make fun of the Prime Minister, but the families of the victims of the bridge Morandi and all Italians ".
The leader of Iv Matteo Renzi indicates the way of Cdp as a solution to the question : "The populists have been asking for the revocation of the concession to Autostrade for two years. Easy to say, difficult to do. Because if you withdraw without a title, give a gift to private individuals , Benetton, to the shareholders and open a billionaire dispute that creates uncertainty, blocking construction sites, layoffs. This is the truth. To tell the truth maybe you lose points in the polls, but you save the new generations from billions of debts. The road is a If the state wants to return to ownership, the only possibility is an operation on Atlantia with a capital increase and Cdp intervention. Transparent operation, listed company, global industrial project. There are no serious and credible alternatives. Populism shouts slogans, politics offers solutions ", he writes on Facebook.
Thump on the stock exchange for Atlantia at the start of the week, with difficulty making prices and a subsequent fall of 12% to 11.7 euros. Meanwhile, the highway concessions node continues to engage the government, with the premier, Giuseppe Conte, who asks for the revocation of the concessions and the reply of Matteo Renzi, leader of Iv, who speaks of "populists who have been asking for the revocation for two years".