A decree containing a package of
measures to boost Italy's poorer south, the Mezzogiorno, became
law after it was passed by a big majority in the Senate
Wednesday.
The government did not need to attach a confidence vote to
the decree, which passed by 122 votes for to 44 against and 50
abstentions.
Just before Christmas cabinet approved the decree containing
urgent interventions for "social and territorial cohesion", with
particular focus on critical situations in the less prosperous
Mezzogiorno.
Cabinet Undersecretary Luciano Pizzetti said the decree would
"boost various areas of the Mezzogiorno and help many of our
fellow citizens who are living in serious discomfort".
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