Don't dramatize budget letters (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, October 26 - European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said Wednesday the EC's budget letters to member countries including Italy "should not be dramatized", calling them an "instrument of dialogue with governments". He said "our philosophy is not the stick", adding that "we are often criticised for this but I assume responsibilities".
    Moscovici said he would see Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan on the sidelines of a conference in Bratislava Friday and would be able to talk about Italy's 2017 draft budget and the European Commission's doubts about parts of it. Moscovici said the main problem with the budget bill was the discrepancy in the structural deficit compared to what had been agreed. "Let's hope we get specific answers tomorrow," he said.