Compliance with tax and social security obligations is discouraged by frequent recourse to amnesties and immunity from prosecution; between 1970 and 2004 only two fiscal years were not covered by provisions of this kind. The revival of domestic economic growth and the reduction of geographical disparities are complementary objectives.
Measures that will have an impact on the structure of the economy, particularly on the growth in the size of firms and changes in their product specialization, serve both purposes.