The 2019 budget bill's "text is
closed" and it will arrive in parliament on Wednesday, sources
at Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte's office said Monday.
They said the text had been completed and was now being
assessed by State accountants and the economy ministry.
Economy Minister Giovanni Tria on Monday met Conte to discuss
the 2019 budget.
Last week the European Commission took the unprecedented step
of rejecting the plan and asking for a revised package within
three weeks.
Italian government officials have said the plan will not be
changed.
The budget will contain a fund of 525 million euros a year in
2019-2021 for reparations to shareholders bilked by banking
crises over recent years, sources said Monday.
It will also contain a bonus for encourage firms to hire
"excellent" young candidates, for graduates under the age of 30.
VAT hikes will be stopped for 2019, then rates of 11.5% and
24.5% will be set.
Some 4.2 billion euros will be earmarked over the three-year
period for civil-service hirings.
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