On the one hand, Fitch’s long wave, with the rating agency’s report card on the Region’s accounts which seems to unite the center-right around the governor’s leadership. On the other hand, the tensions that remain, indeed, are becoming more acute, with the barrages fired by Lombardo’s MPA against Sammartino’s League, confirming how distant peace between allies is.
It is the summary of yesterday’s day on the political front, which began with the words of councilor Alessandro Dagnino, which echo the applause received last Saturday from the coordinators and secretaries of FdI, Forza Italia and Lega, Sbardella, Minardo and Germanà, through the same mantra: “yes” to Renato Schifani’s second mandate. Because, the head of Economy points out, «Fitch’s positive outlook is not a point of arrival, but an encouragement to continue along the path undertaken under the guidance of the president: consolidating budget balances, keeping current spending under control and guaranteeing Sicily greater planning and investment capacity». According to the international agency, Dagnino recalls, «in the next 12-24 months there may be further margins for improvement», while the upgrade of Sicily’s credit profile, «which goes from bb+ to bbb, takes into account the reduction in indebtedness and the greater sustainability of the debt.
Precisely in this direction, the recent cancellation of the debt registered in the Liquidity Advances Fund for 1.8 billion euros should also be underlined: an intervention that contributes to further improving the financial credibility of the Region”.
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