Italian PM Giorgia Meloni pushes salary reforms at Uil congress

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed the Uil congress in Padova, emphasizing that public funds come from taxpayers’ sacrifices and must be used equitably to improve labour market conditions. She highlighted the government’s plan to link the “salary giusto” to the overall economic treatment of collective contracts and praised recent employment data showing record-high employment rates and historic low unemployment, especially among young people.

Meloni noted that stable contracts have increased by 1.2 million since the legislature began, while precarious contracts have declined. She announced a 5 % tax deduction on wage increases for private‑sector contract renewals—a measure requested by the Uil and other social partners—to strengthen the link between productivity and salaries. The government is working with Ministers Calderone and Giorgetti to secure the continuation of this incentive in the next budget law.