(ANSA) - Rome, November 26 - The Lower House budget
committee on Wednesday examined amendments to the government's
2015 budget bill, which it was expected to approve by the end of
the day in order to send it to the Lower House on Thursday.
The government reportedly intends to split the bill into
three sections and ask for a separate confidence vote on each,
with the House expected to work through the weekend, sources in
parliament told ANSA.
On Wednesday, the committee approved an amendment
allocating 100 million euros to nursery schools, using money
from the so-called family fund which also contains the 'baby
bonus' for families with small children.
It also gave the green light to benefits for workers with
asbestos exposure, a 7.7-million-euro increase in a public fund
providing food for the destitute, and 100 million euros a year
for cultural preservation from 2016 to 2020.
As well, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) will receive an
additional 740 million euros over six years for European Space
Agency-related projects.
Budget committee works on 2015 budget
Money for asbestos workers, cultural heritage, food for the poor