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- Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · Analysis
IRPEF 2027, one hypothesis is to move the 43% threshold from 50,000 to 60,000 euros
The government is studying for the 2027 budget not a cut in the intermediate rate but a widening of the 33% bracket. Estimated maximum benefit of one thousand euros a year, constant above 60,000 euros.
- Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
In an interview with the weekly Chi, the Prime Minister places the reduction of taxes on labor and wage growth at the center of the final phase of the legislature, pointing to the cut in the tax wedge, the new Irpef and over a million more jobs. The government indicates more than 20 billion allocated through 2027 for public sector contract renewals. Single source: the interview itself; no independent verification of the figures cited. (Stampa Parlamento)
- Monday, 17 August 2026 · Analysis
Meloni claims credit for the legislature's economic record and points to the middle class as the next tax chapter
This is not a follow-up to this morning's story on the former Ilva plant, but a different matter: in an interview with Milano Finanza the prime minister lists the figures she considers the government's economic balance sheet and sets a target for the next tax measure. The data are hers, and this newspaper's dossier contains no independent statistical verification.
- Monday, 17 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
In an interview with Milano Finanza, later relaunched on her social media channels, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni argues that the Italian economy is holding up, cites 1% growth compared with April-June 2025 and acquired growth for 2026 of 0.8%, and recalls that when the government took office the spread stood at 240 points, roughly triple current values. She indicates a further easing of the tax burden on the middle class as a goal (il Giornale; Ragionieri e Previdenza).
- Monday, 17 August 2026 · Analysis
Former Ilva, ninety days to halt the hot area and a government without a rule ready
The Milan Court of Appeal's decree orders the suspension of activity in the hot area of Taranto within three months. Palazzo Chigi convenes five ministers and two undersecretaries; the region's business associations call for urgent regulatory action for the supply chain.
- Monday, 17 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Presidency of the Council reiterates that the suspension of the Schengen agreement for third-country nationals arriving from Spain will not be revised, a measure the government links to the expectation of new arrivals in Ceuta announced by Spanish authorities for August 15. In the same session the executive extended fuel-price measures until August 25, the date from which the mobile excise duty mechanism returns; Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti presented the decree-law on oil prices and ILVA under extraordinary administration. The news currently comes from a single source (Governo.it); no independent confirmation available.
- Sunday, 16 August 2026 · Analysis
2027 budget, the price tag of two promises: 1.2 billion for personal income tax, 1.1 for pensions
Work has begun on the last budget law of the legislature. The main hypothesis extends the 33% rate up to 60,000 euros in income; on the European front the government is aiming for 35-36 billion in flexibility between energy and defence. Two dates: September 22 and October 15.
- Sunday, 16 August 2026 · Analysis
Schengen suspended with Spain, the 15 August deadline has passed with no measures
Palazzo Chigi had confirmed the suspension of the agreement for third-country nationals arriving from Spain at least until 15 August, a date linked to the expectation of a new wave in Ceuta announced by the Spanish authorities. A rumour about the opening of the border was also circulating around the same date, which a journalistic fact-check judged false.
- Sunday, 16 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Work on the next budget law could exceed 30 billion euros, though the final figure has not been set: on the table are personal income tax, wages, contract renewals, pensions, energy and measures for businesses. The League's proposal to ask major banks for a contribution has reopened a divide within the majority coalition. Negotiations over resources will intensify after Ferragosto. The story currently comes from a single source, the August 15 review of Italian newspapers; no independent confirmation is available. (Sarno Notizie)
- Saturday, 15 August 2026 · Analysis
Borders with Spain, government confirms Schengen suspension until August 15
This is not a follow-up to this morning's piece on public accounts, but a different dossier: since August 1st Italy has been controlling arrivals from Spain, and with the note of August 7 Palazzo Chigi has ruled out a review before mid-month.
- Saturday, 15 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Ministry of Culture announced that on August 15 state museums, archaeological parks, castles, abbeys, villas and gardens will remain open with their usual hours and under the procedures set by each institution, including booking where required. "It should be noted that August 15 does not mean free admission," the Ministry specifies, whose list is updated by regional offices and can also be consulted through the Musei Italiani app.
- Saturday, 15 August 2026 · Lead Story
Meloni claims credit on public finances: growth, spread and the prospect of exiting the infringement procedure
In an interview with Milano Finanza, the President of the Council lists the data she considers proof of Italy's resilience. Some of the figures cited measure different things from those in European statistics: it is worth telling them apart.
- Saturday, 15 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
According to Milano Finanza, which published an interview with the Prime Minister on August 14, on September 3, 2026 the government will cross the threshold for the longest-serving administration in the Republic's history. In the same interview, Meloni links the government's longevity to the economic results she claims credit for, from the reduction of the spread to the prospect of exiting the excessive deficit procedure.
- Friday, 14 August 2026 · Analysis
Piantedosi at hearing: checks with Spain will not be lifted before August 15
The Interior Minister reports to the parliamentary Schengen Committee: three arrests and twenty-one pushbacks since the reinstatement of checks, no certainty on the transit of those turned back from Ceuta. A story the morning edition had not reported.
- Friday, 14 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Council of Ministers, meeting on August 4 at Palazzo Chigi, approved a decree-law with urgent provisions on oil prices: the 17-cent-per-liter reduction on diesel for road transport — 14 cents in excise duty and 3 in VAT — has been extended from August 7 to August 24, 2026. The measure also extends the tax credit for road haulage into August and was proposed by the Prime Minister together with Ministers Giorgetti, Pichetto Fratin and Salvini. The news currently comes from a single, institutional source (the Prime Minister's Office press release no. 185); no independent confirmation available.
- Friday, 14 August 2026 · Lead Story
Meloni sets September agenda and doubles down on repatriations, opposition responds with Frontex data
In an interview with the weekly Chi, the prime minister names taxes, purchasing power and employment as priorities for the resumption of activity and rules out a cabinet reshuffle. The following day she posts a video of a repatriation; Europa Verde challenges the suspension of Schengen with Spain, citing crossing figures.
- Friday, 14 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
In an interview with the weekly Chi, on newsstands from August 12, 2026, the prime minister lists three priorities for the autumn recovery: lower taxes, stronger purchasing power, stable employment. She announces her intention to act on rising prices, linked in the interview to the ongoing wars, and rules out a change of team in September. Looking ahead to the deadlines of 2027, she states that "the fatigue is there and it is being felt." The story currently stems from a single source (the interview with the weekly Chi, picked up by il Giornale and Quotidiano Nazionale); no independent confirmation is available.
- Friday, 14 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On August 13, 2026 the prime minister released on her own channels a video of 17 Egyptian nationals escorted by police onto a flight bound for Egypt, reasserting her stance on borders (The Social Post). The same day, Europa Verde MP Angelo Bonelli, in a statement, contested the suspension of Schengen at the border with Spain and asked why it had not been imposed with Greece: according to Frontex data cited in the statement, in the first half of 2026 the Eastern Mediterranean route saw over 16,600 irregular crossings, against roughly 14,300 in the Central Mediterranean and 7,900 in the Western Mediterranean (Agenparl).
- Thursday, 13 August 2026 · Analysis
Tajani at Sant'Anna di Stazzema, a first for a minister of the Meloni government
The Foreign Minister took part in the commemorations for the anniversary of the massacre: never before had a minister of the current executive taken part in the ceremony.
- Thursday, 13 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Civil Protection Department has issued a yellow weather alert bulletin for August 13 for rain and storms, with an additional yellow alert for flood risk in Calabria, on the Ionian side. The report currently comes from a single source (Meteo.it); no independent confirmation available.
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