Govt OKs 4.9bn bills decree

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 28 - The government on Tuesday approved a decree helping people with their energy bills amounting to some 4.9 billion euros.
    At a cabinet meeting, at the proposal of Economy and Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, the decree was approved with measures to support families and businesses against high bills and interventions in favour of the health sector for a total amount of resources allocated in the measure of EUR 4.9 billion, the economy ministry said.
    The measures to support families and businesses against high energy bills," it specifies, "have been redesigned on a quarterly basis, taking into account both the trend in energy prices and the objective of encouraging energy savings.
    photo: Economy Minister Giorgetti (ANSA).