The draft Affordable Housing Act proposes local restrictions on lettings and property sales to tackle housing stress. However, the primary issue that requires attention is the shortage of supply.

With the deadline approaching, the government is leaning towards a new across-the-board cut in excise duties whilst awaiting the finalisation of targeted measures: there is no political agreement yet on who will benefit or how the costs will be covered. Over the last six months, blanket subsidies for diesel and petrol have cost 2 billion and 74.5 million euros

A major investment round has been finalised: the company’s value has doubled in a year. But Zucman is confident that his wealth tax, which slows down innovation, will be adopted after the next presidential election in 2027. Aghion’s compromise proposal

From Merz to Burnham, from Macron to Meloni: European governments are being forced to revise their programmes under pressure from populist forces and demographic
trends

Rumours suggest the bid for Banco Bpm has been called off, but Siena denies this: “Business plan confirmed”. Meanwhile, Crédit Agricole remains the uninvited guest in this game of Risk, playing a decisive role in any move involving Banco Bpm

Until now, the Lombard capital has thrived because it attracted young people and enabled them to find work and decide whether to stay. If the cost of housing rises much faster than wages, this becomes increasingly difficult. And the model is in crisis.

The agenda presented in Cernobbio by the secretary is somewhat contradictory: on the one hand, it fails to take account of the centre-left’s actions within the EU and in the regions; on the other, it is not very different from some of the policies set out by the Meloni
government