The Five Star Movement’s Luigi Di Maio has promised a universal basic income. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP The head of Italy’s populists, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio, warned on Wednesday that his party will not vote for the 2019 budget if it is not "courageous" enough.
Di Maio, leader of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) which governs with the hard-right League, has repeatedly demanded the finance ministry find the funds for key electoral pledges, primarily a basic income for the unemployed.
The ministry is due to outline its 2019 public finance plans on Thursday."We trust [Finance Minister Giovanni] Tria, but […]
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