Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan
on Tuesday warned voters that not all promises were achievable
ahead of Italy's general election on March 4.
"We are going into a period of electoral competition," Padoan
said at a ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the Italian
Constitution.
"Each party will try to win the biggest possible slice of
support.
"They will do so alluding to economic policy choices
promising better benefits to their electorate. That is the
nature of democracy.
"It is the job of the electors to assess the various
proposals and to remind themselves that not all promises are
achievable.
"It would be opportune for all the parties in the competition
to make this job easier for the electors, formulating proposals
that are measurable and, therefore, credible".
On Monday Padoan blasted the centre-right coalition's
election pledge to scrap the 2011 Fornero pension reform, saying
this was a pillar of Italy's financial system.
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