Naples, Capone (Claai): "Good tax relief for businesses, but also help historic shops"

Naples. "We appreciated some of the comments made in some newspapers by the city councilor for the budget, Pier Paolo Baretta, especially when he referred to business incentives.

However, it is necessary and useful to incentivize not only tourism businesses, but also the historic and high-quality shops that play a key role in attracting tourism."

To say it in a note is Achilles Capone, provincial secretary of Clai, the association for crafts and small and medium-sized enterprises in Campania. "Craft businesses and small businesses, especially those located in the city centre - continues the note - require more services and greater rationalization, especially with regard to mobility, street furniture, and lighting.

We need to work on building a real project to enhance the artistic craftsmanship and traditional trade of the historic center to allow the best possible enjoyment by a wider tourist public, in the awareness that exploring the historic city through its shops, artisan workshops and markets is an attractive way to discover its true identity."

"In Naples, especially in recent years, we've increasingly seen traditional, quality businesses replaced by others, especially street food businesses. Instead, it's necessary to identify those commercial and artisanal businesses that exhibit historic characteristics and unique features that are relevant to their tourist appeal."

For the Clai equally interesting is to intervene on another aspect: "In Naples and the metropolitan area there are very high levels of youth unemployment and, at the same time, a lack of certain professional skills required by companies such as carpenters, bakers, tailors.

On this issue, we need to encourage training," Capone concludes, "and utilize apprenticeships in artisanal and small businesses where creativity, manual skill, and technical mastery are combined. We are fully available to collaborate with all public bodies."