Govt energy package response for families, firms-Meloni

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 11 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday presented the government's new 9.1-billion-euros package to help families and businesses cope with the soaring energy costs.
    "With the energy decree we have allocated 9.1 billion euros prevalently to giving an immediate response to families and firms," Meloni told a press conference after her cabinet approved the package on Thursday.
    The decree comes after a series of packages passed by the previous government of ex-premier Mario Draghi worth a combined total of around 66 billion euros.
    Meloni said her government's decree "extends existing measures" and brings in new ones.
    That means tax credits for businesses for energy expenditure and cuts to fuel duties that bring down the price at the pump by 30 cents a litre will continue until the end of the year. (ANSA).