Economy Minister Giovanni Tria
said Friday that the Italian government was more limited in its
policies by the need to maintain the confidence of the financial
markets than it was by European Union budget rules.
"Italy must pursue its interests, while considering that it
is an open economy that moves on the global financial markets,"
he said.
"The real limitation in our work is dictated by this, not by
the European Commission's rules.
"Obviously, respecting them is a positive sign that
reinforces the confidence that we must have on the markets".
He added that the new Italian government intended to respect
the pledge made to the EU for a reduction in its structural
deficit of 0.3% of GDP, saying there might be a "small
deviation" from this.
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