The Pope tightens the belts, starting with cardinals’. Enough of superfluous spending, the Vatican's accounts mark red and "further effort" is needed to implant economic reform in the Holy See. In a letter to the College of Cardinals, Francis addresses the cardinals who run the Curia's structures and gives precise indications, from seeking resources externally, while still ensuring their "transparent management", to solidarity among institutions, thanks to which the wealthiest could help those with fewer resources. "The institutions of the Holy See have much to learn from the solidarity of good families", the Pope commented in the letter. Francis speaks first of all of the work already done: "Despite the difficulties and, at times, that temptation to immobility and rigidity in the face of change, so many have been the results achieved in these years". A few figures, the latest came in June, when the figures on the Obolus had been released: revenues were 52 million euros (less than half the 107 million of the previous year when it was decided to sell real estate to make cash), compared with 109 million euros in expenditures. The arrival of the Jubilee could improve the economic situation-including an increase in admissions to the Vatican Museums - but the spending review operations are ongoing.