Berlusconi's appearance in front of audience of militants, candidates and journalists, Milan, 03/02/2013

Not a press conference, but a communication that we announced and which, we must say, we are also eagerly awaited. The people who came the we calculated a number but it came six times and many have settled in other rooms in contact with us. We come to the object of the announced communication, an act of approach, an act of civil mending, an act of peace by the State and by the IRS against our families, a symbolic act but very concrete that opens a new page and restores confidence citizens in the State, that allows that to establish a new relationship between the state and its citizens, something I wrote here after thinking about what is necessary for our country, an act that allows a fresh start.
So in our first CDM delibereremo as compensation for the wrong and unjust imposition of the state to return the IMU on the first house paid in 2012.Il your applause shows that you got it, Italian families will be reimbursed the amount paid for the ' imu, and I think we can add how much they paid the farmers, on agricultural land, houses and prefabricated destined to agricultural use .. is a very simple and straightforward: if a family paid 1,200 Euros to 1,200 Euros will be returned. The pensioner who has paid 900 euro will have a refund of € 900.

For refund we thought mode current account or for retirees who want cash. To this end, the tax authorities will send a letter to each taxpayer signed by the new Minister of Economy and Development .. always that Angelino Alfano I confirm its confidence .. and for the first time received a letter from the financial Italians they will have nothing to fear because I will send her. The letter will give the title to receive the refund due and once ricevutola taxpayers can go at any branch of the Italian Post Office to collect the refund. Or if you prefer, communicate to the tax are the bank for credit on account. And we have reasonable cause to believe that once the phase of sending letters to the concerned citizens, the repayment process can be completed even in a month.

We come to the funding of this operation .. this is worth around 4 billion and remind you that 4 billion that are not a great number for us if commensurate with our finances, 4000000000 are a two-hundredth of those 800 billion that the cost of our state machine and one of the first objections that will make you 'feel to be able to reduce by 2% per year costs the state, that they can set aside 16 billion a year of which as stated in our program 8 billion will go to the progressive reduction of IRAP for companies that then will be totally eliminated in the next five years? '. Eight billion will go to families to get to finally get the family quotient of which many have filled their mouths but of which we managed to do nothing, then after three years also able to reduce the taxes they pay families.

I have within me the hope to return to what we had decided from 2001 to 2006, then the government of the left has changed all that, with only two taxes, 23% for those who earn less than 40-43 thousand euro and 33 % for those who earn up to 43,000.

We therefore trust that working well in reorganizing this state machine we will be able to implement these savings globally by 10% in five years. In this regard, I would note that our state costs on average a third of what they cost more than other European states in proportion to their citizens. We will have the opportunity to reduce the 800 million, we know that you will not, we know that it takes courage to operate in this machine but we think there's the possibility of eliminating waste many, many expenses and meanwhile we will start from the first CDM to greatly reduce the cost of government by halving the number of elected representatives in Parliament, the number of elected representatives in the regions, the provinces and municipalities, and abolishing of all public funding for parties.

For the funding of this operation we have identified a solution that will not only ensure many more resources, but which also has her a symbolic power that is the agreement with Switzerland that we treated at length during the time of our last government, an agreement It has been made by many other states, inter alia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, an agreement that is for the taxation of financial assets held in Switzerland by Italian citizens. The revenue is a one-off 25 to 30 billion thus absolutely capacious than 4 billion one-off that we must return. And then the state will derive from this agreement 5 billion a year as a flow regime of the thing. Pending the signing of the necessary sum could be anticipated by the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti prior agreement drawn up along the lines of what has already been tried at the recent earthquake in Emilia. As for the structural coverage, that means every year, for the final elimination IMU, have already indicated that they will by revising the excise tax on lotto, betting, on tobacco, we have already prepared a draft law providing for a small increase of taxes on these products are not necessities and also approve this simultaneously with the resolution of final deletion IMU for the coming years. So as it seems obvious to me and as everyone can see it is a measure at a steady state, useful for every family that you will be refunded the tax wrongly paid.

And perhaps if you prefer you will give back the bonus, but above all I would say that it is a great act of reconstructing the climate of positivity, confidence, optimism that is essential to our country, I would say indispensable cornerstone to pass the spiral recession in which we are to return to growth and development. And I think this is what all Italians are clear in their minds and in their hearts. I have come here today to make this communication and I tell you and I confess I'm very proud of the commitment that we assume today in front of all Italians. I am in a very special personal condition of freedom by age, experience, goals and objectives so that I have nothing to ask for myself. I want to fight one last great battle and electoral politics, now in the legislature that will open to enlarge the area of ​​freedom of my country, to help Italy out of the gloomy prospect that have restricted the tassatori technicians and where the tassatori will force the left. Today is therefore a story that I hope will bring some 'of serenity and optimism in the homes of many families and the Italian commitment today is an example of all that we want to replace the policy of austerity policy growth and development.

When people ask me what it will consist in this action I return to mention that recipe liberal always but always effective that goes by the name of liberal and liberal equation that says exactly that: lower taxes on businesses, less taxes on families, lower taxes on labor equals more consumption, more production, more jobs equals more money available to the government to help those who lag behind. We will make this rule the basis of our daily work. And I think that someone, a minister of the Italian Republic, said that even a fool can introduce new taxes for citizens, only instead who is smart knows reduce expenses. We believe in our heart to be close to an historic result, in short, we are sure to win. If Italians want us ready to assume the responsibilities of government. Long live Italy, long live and force Italy, long live the people of freedom.
