The government's three
priorities - a flat tax, basic income and pension-law overhaul -
will be in the 2019 budget bill, Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio
said Wednesday.
Di Maio said he had "full confidence" in Economy Minister
Giovanni Tria after on Tuesday aiming what sounded like an
ultimatum at him saying he "had to find the money for Italians
in difficulty".
Tria has said the budget deficit will not exceed 1.6% of GDP.
Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini, by contrast, said Tuesday
night that the government would use the full 3% limit set by the
EU in order to fund its flagship measures.
Di Maio said Wednesday that "there are two things I can
assure right now: the essential rights of citizens will not be
touched and the 3% (limit) will not be breached".
There has been speculation Tria may come under pressure to
resign.
Asked Wednesday if the minister could "sleep easy", Salvini
said "the Italians can sleep easy".
He said the budget would "strike a balance between respecting
budget limits and the right to growth".
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