Meloni vows to restore legality amid truck protests and outlines IRPEF cuts in budget talks
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed recent truck blockades in southern Italy, calling for a return to law and order, while discussing proposed reductions to the IRPEF tax in an upcoming budget meeting.
During a pre-lunch cabinet session, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reacted to a series of truck blockades in the south, particularly in Campania, labeling them a direct affront to state authority and urging a swift restoration of legality. She highlighted that the recent decree on fuel prices is a stop-gap solution to a deeper cost-of-living crisis. In the afternoon, Meloni chaired a financial summit with Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, Vice-premier Matteo Salvini, Antonio Tajani and Maurizio Lupi to shape the upcoming budget, focusing on an IRPEF reduction for incomes up to a certain threshold, which would cost several billion euros. The discussion also covered tax relief for first-job salaries, a half-billion-euro allocation for police and military pension adjustments, and a bilateral meeting in Kuwait City with Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah regarding fuel price caps.
Why it matters
The government's response to transport protests and its tax-cut plan will affect fuel costs, household budgets and public order in Italy.
How this story developed
- Oct 19 Truckers protest fuel price hikes, causing highway jams and supermarket shortages in southern Italy
- Oct 22 Truckers reduced most blockades after fuel‑price aid promises, though some sites in Sicily and Calabria stay blocked.
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