OECD Secretary General Angel
Gurrìa has warned Italy not to backtrack on its reforms ahead of
the March 4 general election.
"You can't rewrite history," Gurrìa told ANSA in an interview
given at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
"The Jobs Act (labour reform), which was approved with a
confidence vote, was a good bet that has created almost one
million jobs and which no one, from (Silvio) Berlusconi onwards,
had had the votes to approve".
Gurrìa described Italy's election as a contest between
naysayers and parties that want to continue down the path of
reform.
"Italy has always been a vibrant democracy and traditionally
the vote has been a question of personalities," Gurrìa told
ANSA.
"But now it is a choice between those who propose continuing
with the reforms and those who say no to everything without
making real proposals.
"The options are quite clear and it will be a vote with
important consequences.
"I wish you the best.
"The Italians are wise and I'm sure they will make the best
choice".
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