“We regret to note the Commission’s technical failure,” the ministry said in a statement, describing the forecast as “an ...
Italy rejects gloomy EU forecast for 2019 budget
The Italian government insisted on Thursday it is sticking with its plan to rapidly increase public spending, rejecting a European Commission forecast that its deficit would balloon as a result.
European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis (left) with Economic Commissioner Pierre Moscovici. (Photo: ANSA)