Senate OK's vitalizi cut

(ANSA) - Rome, October 16 - The Senate Speaker's council on Tuesday approved a deliberation on cutting 'vitalizi' parliamentary pensions, parliamentary sources said.
    The Lower House approved a similar measure two months ago.
    There have been many appeals against the House's measure, with MPs arguing that it is unconstitutional.
    Cutting vitalizi, which can be accrued even after very short parliamentary terms, was one of the campaign pledges of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S).
    photo: Senate Speaker Elisabetta Casellati