Politics · Italy · 5 hrs ago
Italian unions split over government budget and pension measures
Trade unions gave different assessments of Italy's budget plan after meeting the government at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.
Cida vice-president Guido Quici said pensioners with average pensions would get no adjustment and called for Article 55 to be repealed.
UGL leader Paolo Capone praised the plan's social measures, saying they would help families, young people, women and vulnerable groups.
Confsal leader Angelo Raffaele Margiotta called for more tax benefits to go to lower- and middle-paid workers, rather than people earning above €60,000.
Confsal also opposed school staff cuts and sought funding for more technical inspectors to improve workplace safety.
It proposed more flexible retirement for workers in the contributory pension system to encourage younger workers to replace them, but no next steps were stated.
Italian unions gave differing assessments after meeting the government to discuss its budget measures.
The UGL union praised the budget’s social measures, saying they would benefit families, young people, women and vulnerable groups.
Cida opposed the lack of pension revaluation for medium-level pensions and called for the repeal of Article 55.
Confsal called for more tax resources to go to middle- and lower-wage workers and for cuts to school staffing to be removed.
Confsal also proposed more flexible retirement options for some workers to encourage generational turnover.
- Who
- The UGL, Cida and Confsal unions gave differing views. Their representatives included Paolo Capone, Guido Quici and Angelo Raffaele Margiotta.
- What
- Unions assessed the government’s budget measures, including pension rules, tax resources and public-sector staffing.
- When
- 13 November 2026.
- Where
- At Palazzo Chigi, in Rome.
- Why
- The unions were responding to the government’s budget measures and their effects on pensions, wages and social policy.
UGL
Cida and Confsal
Overall assessment
UGL
The UGL gave the budget’s social measures a positive assessment.
Cida and Confsal
Cida objected to the pension treatment, while Confsal called for changes to how resources are distributed.
Pensions
UGL
Not stated.
Cida and Confsal
Cida said medium-level pensions would not receive revaluation and called for Article 55 to be repealed.
Distribution of resources
UGL
The UGL praised the social part of the budget.
Cida and Confsal
Confsal called for more resources to go to middle- and lower-wage workers.
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- Meeting place
- Palazzo Chigi
- Date
- 13 November 2026
- Cida request
- Repeal Article 55
- Confsal proposal
- Shift some tax benefits for incomes above €60,000 towards middle- and lower-wage workers
- Confsal proposal
- Remove cuts to school staffing and fund a special plan for technical workplace-safety inspectors
- UGL assessment
- Positive view of the budget’s social measures
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What people are saying
We are naturally opposed to the penalty that pensioners will suffer, because they will receive no revaluation for medium-level pensions. So we are asking for Article 55 to be repealed.
We gave this budget a positive assessment for all of its social measures. It is a budget that has a positive impact on families, young people, women and the most vulnerable parts of society.