Commission approves consolidated balance sheet, profits increase by 27%

It is the most comprehensive consolidated budget in Italy, meaning that its financial scope includes 36 entities owned by the Region. It also reports a significant profit for 2024, amounting to €1.5 billion, compared to €1.177 billion in 2023, corresponding to a 27.46 percent increase. These are the most significant figures that emerged today in the First Integrated Commission during the examination of the financial report, presented to the councilors by Finance Councilor Barbara Zilli. Under the presidency of Markus Maurmair (Brothers of Italy), the First Commissioners approved by a majority vote, with the opposition groups abstaining, a budget that, as the member of the Regional Council explained, "also includes entities that have direct contracts with the parent company, the Region, and are included in the consolidation scope regardless of their percentage of financial impact."

Among the new members of the Regional Public Administration Group are those from the Compa Fvg training school, the Palazzo del Cinema association, the Consortium of Mosaic Schools, and the Giovanni da Udine New Theater Foundation. Two councilors asked for clarification and offered their thoughts on the document. Furio Honsell (Open Sinistra Fvg), while emphasizing that "we are all pleased that there is no imbalance," wondered "how to interpret these profit figures, which are too positive? Last year, €1.1 billion, now €1.5 billion..." before asking how the Region will react when the EDRs, currently included in the accounting document, are replaced by the Provinces. Andrea Carli (Democratic Party) returned to the record number of subsidiaries, "which I view positively," and then called for "establishing an analysis of the performance of these companies, perhaps scheduling it for spring, immediately after the approval of the financial statements. This would allow councilors to delve deeper into very important issues."

Carli was referring to hearings scheduled for today in the First Commission, which will feature the leaders of FVG Plus, Friulia, and Friuli Innovazione, "meetings we requested exactly a year ago," he noted. President Maurmair responded, believing that "such detailed hearings should be scheduled at the beginning or end of the legislature, because we can't sit around acting as administrators of participating companies..." This argument didn't convince Carli, who announced a new request for hearings in May and June 2026. Councilor Zilli, however, responded to Honsell's request for data on companies not currently on the list, reminding him "that the Region adheres to legal requirements and cannot, for example, include off-budget funds. As for the future role of the Provinces, that's not the topic for today; it's still early, and we'll discuss it."