Economy Minister Pier Carlo
Padoan on Tuesday signed a decree suspending taxes in the
Liguria areas hit by recent devastating floods, including the
city of Genoa, until December 20.
The floods wreaked havoc and killed one person in the
northwestern port city.
The decree covers the area and all residents affected by
the flooding that struck between October 10 through 14.
The disaster raised questions about why work on flood
protection systems was not done after a similar disaster in 2011
that killed six people.
Money had been earmarked for shoring up the region, but
projects became bogged down in legal and bureaucratic disputes.
Investigators have said they would look into flood
prevention measures, riverbed maintenance, failure to raise the
alarm, the city's civil protection plan, and administrators'
actions.
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