Govt allies agree on Tridico at INPS

(ANSA) - Rome, February 20 - Government allies the 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the League have agreed that Rome economics lecturer Pasquale Tridico should replace the outgoing head of the INPS social security and pensions agency, Tito Boeri, M5S and League sources said Wednesday.
    Former labour ministry secretary general Francesco Verbaro may become Tridico's No.2, although this is not yet certain, the sources said.
    The term of Boeri, a vocal critic of the government's policies, ended on Saturday.
    Tridico, who lectures at Roma Tre University, is credited with being the brain behind the government's new basic income, a flagship M5S campaign pledge.