South: Confesercenti, crisis Mezzogiorno can ‘be irreversible – BBC

13:33 ROME (Dow Jones) – ” In this area of ​​the country most ‘disadvantaged the crisis is likely to produce irreversible effects both in terms of economic and social. The high rates of unemployment, then, especially for youth and women, seriously undermine the possibilities’ to seize any momentum of recovery ” . This was stated by the president of Confesercenti, Massimo Vivoli commenting on the figures released in the report SVIMEZ the South. According to Confesercenti SVIMEZ data confirm that the South remains the area most of the country ‘in trouble’, where families living in poverty ‘absolute dub the North. In July of this year 16% of households in the South states of being unable to cover with their income nor expenses necessarily. A share, up 6% on May and almost double the 9% of households in the North who feels below the poverty line ‘. “For this,” he added Vivoli, “we ask again urge the Government to continue the path of reforms undertaken to modernize the country,

starting with the fiscal imperative to restart our businesses on the path of growth. We must put the focus the political debate tourism, fundamental economic lever for our country. Take advantage of all the opportunities’ offered by our attractiveness’ tourism, especially in the South, is a viable option for these territories. Otherwise – he concluded – there ‘ chance ‘survival and revival. Thousands of small business, trade and tourism, in the South, have stood by their own efforts in these long years of recession, now we must support them. So’ and as ” necessary to rethink, in overall level, a specific strategy for the southern regions, which is not limited only to the European Structural Funds “. com / front (end) AFX NEWS 3013: 32 July 2015