Contract extensions for provincial temps

(ANSA) - Rome, December 24 - Premier Matteo Renzi's cabinet on Wednesday agreed to extend the contracts of temporary staff working for provincial governments throughout the country, Civil Service Minister Marianna Madia said. Provincial workers in many cities have been staging protests over fears that spending cuts combined with plans to scrap the provincial layer of government would lead to thousands of job losses. "Cabinet extends contracts of precarious workers of the provinces," Madia wrote on Twitter. "No one loses their job and better service is given to citizens".