Giachino: blocking of Tir harm the country and helps carriers

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The Secretary for Transport, Bartolomeo Giachino, considers it inappropriate and counterproductive for the economic recovery and for the same drivers blocking the transport of goods by road Trasportounito, unique in the industry acronym, has confirmed for next week ( of 10 May 2011). The detention was considered detrimental by other transport associations.

Highlighting the importance of road for the Italian economy, which at 90% travel by road, and the measures implemented by the government to mitigate the impact of the crisis on the sector, the Secretary pointed out that "the enormous increase in the diesel in the first seven months of 2008 and the heavy economic crisis forced the government to try to defend the industry by allocating more resources, at least 200 million more per year, and with new rules (Article 83bis, and reads 127) all agreed with the overwhelming majority of the sector. In addition to having the only sector of our economy, more money - said Giachino - road transport has had for the first time the establishment of a credit guarantee fund which has already been accepted for 1,700 companies. "

"Last year, in the belief that the problem of road comes mainly from the weakness of contract against the commission - said the secretary - I replaced the table with two government - road transport, in which the industry has always tried to get things who could not get by purchasing a table to three: government - road transport - the commission.From that table after six months of the agreement was released June 17, 2010 which gave the country - one in Europe - the social peace and the law 127 which set standards that address the problems of the times for payment, time waiting for loading and unloading, pallet handling, the standard minimum security costs (which are not operating costs). There are important rules that address the structural problems of the sector and it is unthinkable that result in a jiffy. Now the norm on waiting times has been in place since yesterday also that of the pallet, in June more than half of the funds will be made available to the economic sector. Since yesterday, is officially in force the rules on penalties to clients who do not comply with the contractual provisions required by law 133 (83a) and yesterday the first customer in good standing has not received sanctions from both the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport Ministry that Economy and Finance. "

"In recent years - said Giachino yet - we have improved road safety rules and sanctions related, as we managed to get an increase in controls. The controls on the sector have a double meaning: road safety, an orderly market, punishing companies unfair to safeguard the right ones. "

"Not only - the undersecretary added - a few months ago we started to work on industrial policy in the sector with the new National Plan of Logistics appreciated by the vast majority of operators. A plan that aims to recover freight to our country and work for the new world of transportation. We are working on standards important to include in the decree of development that begins next week parliamentary passage. "

Emphasizing that Trasportounito did not attend the meeting yesterday with the transport associations to review the implementation of the agreements in June, Giachino concluded by noting that "the only association that has not signed the agreement of June 17, 2010 now, on the eve of the entry into force of the rule on minimum cost of security, announces the boarding of Tir without waiting for this important news that all but 12 other industry associations think is important. The detention of Tir today not only does not help the class, but, worse, severely damage the country's economy at a delicate moment. Blocking ports, dry ports, etc.. heavily damaged and the accounts of the state. If, as he says Trasportounito, the grounding of Tir prevents transporters to lose, then allow the articulated lorries in car parks and do not block roads and ports instead. "

ANITA Fedit and also, in a statement harshly criticizing the decision to declare the detention of road, a decision which they consider "unjustified and irresponsible" and that "threatens to cause serious damage to the economy of our country." The two associations have confirmed that the meeting yesterday at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation, the Secretary Giachino assured that the measures envisaged to support the sector will be available by next June, in time than the schedule of upcoming requirements, such as the payment of the premium Inail and recovery of costs not documented.

Also ANITA Fedit and emphasized that they share the decision of the Secretary to initiate the work of the Centre in advance of road, a body which - according to the two associations - should determine as soon as possible "minimal cost", in full respect of the philosophy of Protocol last June and maintaining the various qualifications including verbal and written contracts.

ANITA Fedit and finally requested that the technical panel convened for next week to address as a priority, the issues of reform, including through the identification of mechanisms to reward regular companies and their clients, and penalize illegal migration, and have reported that the Secretary has committed to support the request made by the two associations to include in the decree for the development a standard that solves the problem of delays in the reimbursement of the VAT credit to companies who work with foreign customers, admitting the same to interim arrangements for the tax refund.