Confindustria, through its Director General Maurizio Tarquini, has presented to the Budget Committees of the House and Senate its assessment of the DDL Budget 2026recognising the stability of public accounts and the dialogue with the government, but emphasising the need to an extraordinary Industrial Plan to boost competitiveness.

Among the priorities: PNRR remodulation to allocate at least 8 billion a year to productive investments, structural reduction in energy costs and strengthening of hyper-amortisation, Single SEZ, development contracts e SME Guarantee Fund.

Criticism, on the other hand, of the tax measures on intra-group dividends e blocking of offsets of tax credits, which were considered penalising for companies. Tarquini also recalled the urgency of policies for work, research, health and logistics, and of zero-cost' reforms to simplify the regulatory environment. "Without growth and strong companies we will not be able to guarantee current welfare levels"he concluded.