Italian populists post final version of gov’t “contract”

ROME, May 18 (Xinhua) — Italy’s populist Five Star Movement on Friday posted online a final version of its so-called "contract" with the rightwing League, outlining how the two forces plan to govern Italy.

The two parties are the relative winners of Italy’s March 4 general election, and have been in power-sharing talks.

The final document watered down more radical proposals contained in earlier versions, which suggested Italy should leave the eurozone and asked the European Central Bank (ECB) for a debt haircut of 250 billion euros to pay for generous public spending and drastic tax cuts.The 57-page, 30-point final version […]

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