Boost of 1% of GDP from govt measures

(ANSA) - Milan, April 6 - Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said Wednesday that the combined effect of government measures that have been passed or are in the pipeline will boost Italy's gross domestic product by up to 1%. "In the DEF (economic and financial document) that will be approved in the next few days, we have assessed the impact of the measures (in a new package for growth)," Padoan said. "The simulations indicate that, together the measures that have been introduced, they can generate addition growth on 0.2% of GDP, with respect to the base scenario, and up to 1% of GDP more in the long term".