Italy's per capita GDP is 4.5%
lower than the EU average and lower than Germany's by 23.6% and
France's by 9.2%, ISTAT said Friday. But it is is 5% higher than
Spain's, the statistics office said. Successive governments have
been trying to boost growth and have tried to steer the EU away
from austerity policies and towards expansive policies. The
present government, of Premier Paolo Gentiloni, has passed
several budget measures aimed at stoking growth.
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