Govt preparing 'mix' for South

(ANSA) - Rome, November 27 - Premier Matteo Renzi's government is preparing a package of different measures for the less wealthy regions of southern Italy to insert into its 2016 budget bill, Junior Economy Minister Enrico Morando said Friday.
    "An effective mix of measures is on the way for the south," Morando told the Lower House's budget committee.
    "These include the extension of a suspension of social-security contributions for newly hired workers and automatic tax credits for investments.
    "The government is convinced about the need to promote investment in the south". He added that Italy's review of public spending to find savings needs to be changed.
    "The issue of the spending review should be addressed in more systematic way, with that savings figures that need to be obtained from every public spending sector detailed, following the example of other EU countries, such as the United Kingdom," he said.