The European Commission has
sent the Italian government a letter requesting "further
information about the precise composition of the structural
changes and the spending developments foreseen in the budget",
sources said on Tuesday.
The Commission said this information was necessary in order
to "establish whether there is a risk of a significant deviation
from the adjustments requested" for 2019 and 2020.
It said the reply should arrive on Wednesday.
It added that Italy's plans "do not respect the
debt-reduction target for 2020" because they envisage a
deterioration of the structural deficit of 0.1% of GDP rather
than the recommended adjustment of 0.6%.
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