Meloni: "With the right in government, the wealth tax will never see the light of day." It's a political clash.

The political battle over the possible introduction of a wealth tax is heating up. This head-on confrontation between the majority and the opposition has further exacerbated the conflict, following the announcement of a general strike by the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) on November 12th. This strike is closely linked to the proposed tax on the wealthy, one of the demands endorsed by union leader Landini.

Today, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took to social media to "reassure" that "with the right in government, tax measures for the rich will never see the light of day." Left-wing forces and the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) have repeatedly called for this intervention, drawing inspiration from Mayor Mamdani's victory in New York, who is considering a higher tax rate for businesses and those earning over a million dollars.

Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein responded to the Prime Minister's remarks by not mentioning the wealth tax, preferring to point out that under the Meloni government, "the tax burden has risen to 42.8%, the highest in the last ten years," as "the government's data, not the Democratic Party's, says."

"The Meloni government has raised taxes for everyone. And as if that weren't enough, in the next budget, it's affecting personal income tax and is once again helping the richest instead of the impoverished middle class," the Democratic Party leader accuses her of, wondering "how she's going to wake up this morning and attack the opposition."

AVS leader Nicola Fratoianni also responded, explaining that he "absolutely agrees" with taxing the wealthy. "Redistribution is pure common sense. The threshold and the tax rate can then be renegotiated, but the measure is the right one." Also on the left, Green Party member Angelo Bonelli chimed in: "Why shouldn't the super-rich contribute to public healthcare and increase salaries and pensions, which are among the lowest in Europe?"

The conflict also remains open over the Friday strike, with the majority attacking Landini again today, accusing him of wanting to create a long weekend rather than protect workers. "The others sign contracts with wage increases. The CGIL is always against it," Tajani accuses. "Perhaps Landini has political agendas, that he wants to be the legitimate leader of the left. But I'm making a political analysis..."