Upb, from the government 28.5 billion for expensive energy, 8 billion for families

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 30 - "Putting together all the decrees" launched by the government in the two-year period 2021-22, including the aid decree, "for the mitigation of prices, we are talking about 28.5 billion", of which 23.6 billion in 2022. This was stated by the president of the Parliamentary Budget Office, Lilia Cavallari, during the hearing of the joint budget and finance commissions of the Chamber on aid dl.

In particular, "8 billion to support families, 7.4 to support businesses, 13.1 to support both families and businesses", you specified.

    "The set of measures put in place to protect families from rising energy prices has in fact achieved its goal, in the sense that it has protected the vulnerable bands - according to our calculations it has fully protected them", Cavallari pointed out.

"On average, the Italian families have had a loss of purchasing power of more than 5%, that is around 6%, and thanks to the measures taken they have a loss of around 2%, so they have had a considerable compensation", he explained.

    The president of the UPB then anticipated possible positive news for GDP: "I give you an anticipation, but take it with all the necessary precautions because we still have to consolidate the data, the second quarter of 2022 seems to have a positive dynamic. We have seen a slowdown in the economy. , but it might not be as dramatic as the more pessimistic forecasts: there are indeed indications that in this second quarter the economy may have a positive sign ".

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