The government's economic
blueprint, the DEF, contains no VAT hike and "that goes for the
future too," ex-premier and former Democratic Party (PD) leader
Matteo Renzi said Tuesday, saying that "the PD is no longer the
taxes party, we have scrapped Dracula". Although he is no longer
premier, having bee replaced by PD colleague and former foreign
minister Paolo Gentiloni, Renzi has taken credit for the lack of
tax hikes in a 3.4 billion euro mini-budget launched last week
to meet EU demands.
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