Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday
presented the government's new 9.1-billion-euros package to help
families and businesses cope with the soaring energy costs.
"With the energy decree we have allocated 9.1 billion euros
prevalently to giving an immediate response to families and
firms," Meloni told a press conference after her cabinet
approved the package on Thursday.
The decree comes after a series of packages passed by the
previous government of ex-premier Mario Draghi worth a combined
total of around 66 billion euros.
Meloni said her government's decree "extends existing measures"
and brings in new ones.
That means tax credits for businesses for energy expenditure and
cuts to fuel duties that bring down the price at the pump by 30
cents a litre will continue until the end of the year.
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