No new hires at the ministry. Civil service hiring halted until November 2019

Cold shower for those who hoped that the Lega-Movimento 5 Stelle government could kick off new competitions at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. Despite the intentions of Minister Alberto Bonisoli(who wanted to launch a 2,000-seat competition for 2019), cultural professionals have to come to terms with reality: the maxi-amendment to the 2019 budget law, the text of which was published by La Repubblica and sent yesterday to the Budget Committee in the Senate for approval, introduces a series of new measures to avoid the European Union’s infringement procedure, which would have started in case Italy exceeded the deficit targets set by the European Union.

Among the measures introduced by the maxi-amendment, in addition to the cut to the so-called “golden pensions,” the cut to the adjustment of pensions over 1,500 euros gross, the increase in VAT as a safeguard clause (to 25.2 percent in 2020 and 26.5 percent in 2021 if the coverage is not found), the web tax at 3 percent on digital services of large online companies, also includes a hiring freeze in the public administration. The text reads, “For the year 2019, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, ministries, non-economic public bodies, tax agencies and universities, in relation to the ordinary hiring powers referring to the aforementioned year, may not hire permanent staff with legal and economic effect prior to November 15, 2019.”

No new hires at the ministry. Civil service hiring halted until November 2019

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