Here are the main things included in Italy’s ‘people’s budget’

Here are the main things included in Italy's 'people's budget'

From L to R: Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio present Italy’s draft budget. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP From an amnesty on unpaid taxes to a universal basic income, here’s what you need to know about Italy’s 2019 budget plans.

Italy’s populist coalition has submitted its draft 2019 budget to the European Commission, forecasting an increase in the public deficit to 2.4 percent of gross domestic product.

The increase is essentially due to what the government calls its "people’s budget", a series of spending, pension and tax changes that will cost €37 […]

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