Modica: Finanza Checks, Political Fight, and Budget Question
Three financial and political developments hit Modica: Guardia di Finanza checks on 2020 funds, a clash over alleged missing regional financing, and an urgent interrogation on di budget.
According to Radio RTM, on 1 October 2026, three Modica city councillors—Claudio Gugliotta (Castello Sindaca), Margherita Cascino, and Giorgio Civello (Voce Libera)—deposit one urgent consiliar interrogation. Dem send am to di President of di City Council Maria Cristina Minardo, di Mayor Maria Monisteri Caschetto, and di competent Assessor. Wetin dem want? Immediate clarification on di state of di process of di Ipotesi di Bilancio Stabilmente Riequilibrato. Di same Radio RTM report say di Comune of Modica officially declare dissesto finanziario on 30 January 2025. After that, on 5 June 2025, by Decree of di President of di Republic, dem nominate di Commissione straordinaria di liquidazione.
One day before, on 30 September 2026, Radio RTM report say political fight open for Modica. Di regional MP for Partito Democratico, Nello Dipasquale, come out with denuncia about alleged missing financing for di city, wey dem quantify around 4.5 million euro. Di money tie to amendments wey Dipasquale and PD deputies present for di Assemblea Regionale Siciliana. Di amendments dem reject for Palermo, with contrary vote from among others Ignazio Abbate. Radio RTM talk say Abbate enter di target of di city PD secretary Francesco Stornello and city councillor Giovanni Spadaro. Di amendments aim to catch targeted funds for four strategic interventions for Modica territory, plus one additional road work. Di excerpt cut here.
According to Ragusa News, Guardia di Finanza acquire documents at Palazzo San Domenico. Di paper talk about five different financing, five million euro total, five public works, and one accounting anomaly wey repeat almost di same way. Di figure wey come out na 977 thousand euro, from money wey Ministero dell’Interno pay as anticipations to di Comune in 2020. Di money cover five interventions for mitigation of hydrogeological risk, wey dem finance for about 5 million euro total. Ragusa News talk say di money arrive in 2020, when Ignazio Abbate be di mayor of Modica.
Di excerpts wey we see from Ragusa News and Radio RTM no show wetin come out of di Guardia di Finanza checks or any answer to di 1 October interrogation. So as e stand, we no fit talk wetin go happen next for di budget process or di political fight. Di interrogation don deposit, but di excerpts no report any reply.