EC to send Italy letter

(ANSA) - Brussels, January 16 - The European Commission on Monday will send a letter to Italy asking for the government to undertake precise commitments to correct its accounts by February 1, the date of the publication of new economic forecasts, sources said. Confirming reports by La Repubblica, the sources said Italy will be asked to reduce a 'gap' in its structural deficit by 0.2% of GDP, therefore less that the 0.3% highlighted in the Commission's opinion in Italy's 2017 budget in December.