The European Commission
"has expressed no skepticism" on Italy's 2017 budget, Italian
Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said Friday.
"The dialogue is ongoing," the minister said on the
sidelines of a university conference in Frankfurt.
"We're following a procedure involving precise and specific
assessments of the various (budget) measures.... It's not an
overall matter of (the EU having) a skeptical attitude (about
Italy's budget)".
"The debate is very constructive," Padoan added.
"As in our previous budgets, the (2017 one) combines growth
opportunities that stimulate public and private investments
while continuing the process of... cutting the deficit and
increasing the GDP growth rate," the finance minister explained.
"This year we must account for exceptional circumstances
such as the (August 24) earthquake, which was devastating, and
migratory pressures which are climbing, unfortunately," Padoan
said.
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