(ANSA) - Rome, March 6 - Premier Paolo Gentiloni on Monday
presented a plan to invest 3.9 billion euros in deprived areas
on the outskirts of Italian cities, including 500 million euros
right away.
"Today a 500-million-euro commitment was made for the best 24
projects in the periphery areas," Gentiloni told a press
conference.
"The commitment regards 120 interventions in total, so 95
more than those for today. The money is there.
"The CIPE (Interministerial Economic Planning Committee) has
set aside another 800 million of the 1.6 billion needed and the
other 800 million are part of the fund for infrastructure.
"In addition to the 2.1 billion, public and private funding
will be added for a total of 3.9 billion".
Gentiloni pledges 3.9 bn for outskirts (2)
500 mn right away for 24 projects