Raggi proposes Pact for Rome (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, September 27 - Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi on Tuesday proposed Premier Matteo Renzi's government sign a pact for Rome using the money that would have been devoted to hosting the 2024 Olympics.
    "There was a pact for Milan, so I don't see why the (central) government can't sign a pact for Rome, using the economies deriving from the decision not to bid for the Olympic Games," Raggi, who nixed the bid last week, told the Senate's sport committee. "The government would have allocated the money anyway if the bid were successful and, I imagine if it is interested in the state of the capital, wants to continue to fund it".