M5S 3% pledge contradiction-Moscovici (2)

(ANSA) - Paris, January 16 - Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday blasted a proposal by the 5-Star Movement's Italian premier candidate Luigi Di Maio to break the EU's 3% limit on the deficit-to-GDP ratio. "It's an absolute contradiction," Moscovici said when asked about the proposal by the anti-establishment candidate ahead of the March 4 general election.
    "The 3% ceiling has a very precise sense to stop debt rising further.
    "Reducing the deficit means combatting debt and combatting debt means boosting growth".