"I would say so.

We are talking about a one-off bonus of up to €100, announced just over a month before the European elections but which will be paid in January 2025." This is how the Democratic Party's economic manager, Senator Antonio Misiani, responds to Affaritaliani.it's question whether the government's bonus on the thirteenth is an electoral tip. "The target audience is very limited: those with an income of up to €28,000 with a spouse and at least one dependent child, or single-parent families with a dependent child. In total, €100 million. Just to make a comparison, the bonus introduced by the Renzi government was 80 euros per month, it was paid immediately, and more than half of the employees benefited from it with an allocation of 6.7 billion for 2014. With the subsequent stability law it was made permanent and then increased up to 100 euros per month by Minister Gualtieri in the Conte 2 government. Another world." No words on health and work have come from Giorgia Meloni from Pescara, what do you think? "Meloni is trying to turn the European elections into a referendum on herself but avoids talking about content because she has no results to claim. The government has been forced to cut its growth forecasts for the economy and what little will be done is almost entirely due to the PNRR. The employment figures give some more satisfaction, but much of it is poor and underpaid work. On healthcare, it is better to draw a pitiful veil: the daily reality that Italians have to deal with is made up of endless waiting lists, the renunciation of treatment for millions of people and many others who have to pay for tests and specialist visits out of their own pockets. The public health system continues to deteriorate primarily because it is underfunded. The numbers in the government's latest Economic and Financial Document are merciless: in relation to GDP, public health spending was 6.7 percent in 2022. It has fallen to 6.4 percent this year and will fall further in the coming years. These levels are lower than before Covid. That is the reality. So it's better not to talk about it and distract voters with the surreal debate on whether or not to write 'Giorgia' on the ballot paper for the European elections." What does the Democratic Party think of the reform of the Stability Pact also approved by Italy? "On the new European Stability Pact, the Italian right has given the worst of itself. First, they told us the fairy tale that by blocking the ESM treaty, favorable conditions would have emerged for Italy. Then they rejected the ESM in Parliament and supinely accepted the Franco-German agreement on the Stability Pact, which was much worse than Commissioner Gentiloni's proposal. Meloni and Giorgetti came to Parliament to say that it was a good compromise and that Italy had achieved a lot, but they did not convince their MEPs either, who abstained on the new Pact in Brussels. The truth is that the new European fiscal rules are inadequate. They are because of the challenges that Europe is facing: the twin ecological and digital transitions require additional investments of hundreds of billions, but the new Pact will tie the hands of member countries. And this will be even more true for countries like Italy that have a high public debt. The accounts must be kept under control. But excessively tight budget constraints are counterproductive, because they stifle growth. This is the risk for Italy." Does the Democratic Party agree with the possibility of spreading the Superbonus over 10-15 years? "The Superbonus in the initial version was a measure to restart the economy after the collapse of 2020 and was supposed to last until the end of 2021. It was extended and extended during the Draghi government with the favorable vote of all political forces, including Fratelli d'Italia who were in opposition at the time. The economy has restarted and the construction boom induced by building bonuses has been decisive, but the costs of these measures have exploded beyond all reasonable limits. The Meloni government in February 2023 had blocked the transfer of tax credits, claiming to have brought the situation under control, but then did nothing more for more than a year. Since then, month after month, the costs of the Superbonus have increased relentlessly, from €72 billion at the end of January 2023 to €122 billion at the end of March 2024. Fifty billion more. The proposal to spread the Superbonus over 10-15 years has been presented by many majority and opposition parliamentary groups, but much depends on how the extension is envisaged. If it is granted as an option for taxpayers, it helps the incapacitated who