Angelo Bonelli has tied the centre-left’s discussion of citizens’ income to a specific redistributive choice: resources for the benefit should come from a wealth levy on assets above €5.4 million. The co-spokesperson of Europa Verde has therefore made the funding question more explicit than a general pledge to restore income support. But the proposal is still a political position, not a fiscal plan whose effects can be assessed.
Speaking in Rome on 15 November, Bonelli said the centre-left’s policy-group talks were going well but still faced unresolved political issues. He said there was no preclusion against citizens’ income and argued that the coalition had to identify funding. He described the proposed wealth levy as a “solidarity contribution” for wealth above the stated threshold.
The strength of the intervention is that it puts the distributional choice in the open. Bonelli argued that failing to address funding would leave pensioners, the middle class and other regular taxpayers carrying the cost. That is Bonelli’s political assessment, reported by ANSA, rather than a revenue calculation in the available material.
Calling the levy a solidarity contribution does not answer the main design questions. The report contains no tax rate, definition of taxable wealth, exemptions, collection rules or projected revenue. It also does not say whether other centre-left parties accept the €5.4 million threshold or the link between the levy and citizens’ income.
That makes the intervention a useful test for the coalition, rather than a finished answer. A promise of income support needs a stated source of funds. A wealth levy proposed for that purpose needs defined rules, a credible yield estimate and political backing before it can be judged as a workable policy.
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- ANSA · Top news · Source date: 2026-11-15
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-15