Democratic Party (PD) lawmakers
told the Lower House finance committee on Thursday that a draft
measure on mortgages has been amended in response to opposition
concerns.
The measure would implement an EU directive and says banks
can automatically repossess the collateral of clients who fail
to make seven mortgage payments.
The PD said on Thursday it would change that to 18 failed
payments.
The anti-establishment, anti-euro 5-Star Movement (M5S)
staged a protest at the finance ministry against the measure,
telling Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan they will stay put
until he withdraws the measure altogether.
On Wednesday, M5S lawmakers staged a sit-in outside the
finance committee, preventing its members from sitting down to
debate the measure.
"We want it withdrawn altogether," said Deputy House
Speaker Luigi Di Maio (M5S).
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