Forestry corps to be dissolved Jan 1

(ANSA) - Rome, February 11 - The state forestry corps will be dissolved and its members and resources transferred to the carabinieri police or other forces or administrations with effect from January 1, 2017, according to a government enabling decree following up on last year's civil service reform, details of which were released Thursday. The move, combined with other changes aimed at rationalising Italy's forces of law and order, will result in savings of nearly 126 million euros between 2016 and 2018, a technical report said. Half of the money saved will be reinvested in the police force, while the remaining 50% will be used "to improve public finances".