Calabria, the tenders being extended and the funds at risk: the legislature is “playing” on Transport

John

By John

The use of the question of trust to try to isolate Futuro Nazionale and undermine the “wall” of the centre-left opposition. The local public transport reform is destined to mark a watershed in the legislature which began just a year ago. If governor Roberto Occhiuto follows up on what was recently announced in these columns (“I am reflecting on the possibility of posing the question of trust and not personally participating in the vote to obtain the 21 necessary consensuses, without the support of the councilor belonging to Futuro Nazionale being indispensable”, the majority will find themselves faced with a decisive turning point.
The bill has not yet been scheduled in the Chamber and this despite the centre-right having repeatedly underlined that it considers the measure a priority. On the other hand, in the background there are warnings from the Market and Competition Authority to provide for the award of LPT through European tenders by 31 December 2026. We are talking about a tender which in Calabria is worth around 137 million: around 92 million for extra-urban transport and 32 million for urban transport. Sums to which are then added the costs for the renewal of the contract and the contributions.
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