The modification of the program was promoted by the Meloni government
The Italian government will modify a cultural incentive program to benefit mainly students with good grades.
Since 2015, still under the management of the centrist Matteo Renzi, the country has distributed 500 euros (R$2,800) to young people to spend on culture once they come of age.
However, the government of far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has decided to change the program, which will now be restricted to two categories: low-income young people and students who have completed high school with honors in the final exam.
If the candidate satisfies the two requirements, he will be entitled to double the bonus, i.e. one thousand euros.
The provision has been included in the Budget Law for 2023, which already has the approval of the Chamber of Deputies and will be discussed in the Senate this week, and reflects the alleged “meritocracy” defended by the Meloni administration, which renamed the Ministry of ‘Education Ministry of Education and Merit.
In a video posted on Twitter, the current Senator Matteo Renzi, creator of the program, said that the changes are a “scandal” and a “slap in the face to young people and culture”.
The government, on the other hand, maintains that the changes are aimed at countering the “distortion” of the initiative, which would be widely used for the purchase of textbooks.
Those born in 2004, i.e. those who turned 18 in 2022, will be able to enjoy the bonus in its initial version.
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