Meloni: "Citizenship income is state methadone". Orlando: "Whoever says it doesn't know what poverty is"

"I don't agree with Giuseppe Conte, citizenship income is state methadone, 'I'll keep you in your condition', it's not a development measure".

The leader of FdI Giorgia Meloni said this at the Cernobbio forum.

"I do not answer because those who use these metaphors probably do not realize what poverty is".

Thus the Minister of Labor, Andrea Orlando, on the sidelines of the Ambrosetti Forum, in relation to the fact that the leader of the Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni defined the citizenship income as state methadone.

"I think there are changes to be made, but I think it would be a step backwards for our country if it went back to being one of the few countries that does not have an instrument to combat poverty," he added.

"The citizenship income proved to be wrong. We voted for it but recognizing an error is a sign of wisdom. I will propose an amendment to the maneuver to allocate this money to businesses," said Lega leader Matteo Salvini at the Ambrosetti forum in Cernobbio.