INPS social security and pensions
agency chief Pasquale Tridico still gets less pay than the heads
of other comparable bodies despite the doubling of his salary
that has spurred the opposition to call for his resignation,
Premier Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday.
Conte said he had examined the case and was satisfied that
Tridico's initial compensation at INPS was "much lower than the
previous president" - hence the need to bring it up to its
current level.
The premier said the row over Tridico's salary hike had been
settled to his satisfaction.
It was recently made known that Tridico's pay had been almost
doubled to 150,000 euros a year.
Opposition leader Matteo Salvini has led calls for Tridico to
quit over the case.
The far-right nationalist League party leader has called the
affair a "disgrace".
Tridico is seen as close to the ruling anti-establishment 5-Star
Movement (M5S), which has long campaigned against perks and
privileges.
The opposition has accused the M5S of "hypocrisy" in defending
the INPS president.
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