Deputy Premier and Labour and
Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio said Tuesday that Italy must
"defeat fear" as he commented on the volatility of the nation's
bond spread amid EU concerns about the government's budget
plans.
"The only thing that we should be afraid of at the moment is
fear itself," said the 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader.
"The way the spread has been going over the last few days
shows that the markets love Italy more than they do the top
European commissioners".
Di Maio also promised the government would clamp down on tax
evaders.
"By the end of next year a bill will be approved so evaders
go to jail," Di Maio said, adding that an existing bill on
corruption will be amended.
"You have my word. A criminal-law measure of this nature
could not be inserted into the (government's recently approved)
fiscal decree".
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