Italy’s Welcome Gift to Meloni Will Be Worse Economic Outlook
- Officials are preparing new forecasts for growth and debt
- Outlook must be published just days after Sunday’s election
Giorgia Meloni
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If Brothers of Italy Leader Giorgia Meloni and her alliance win Sunday’s election, they won’t need to wait long for a picture of just how far the country’s economic outlook has soured.
Officials are busy preparing new forecasts for growth, debt and the deficit as part of an abridged budget that must be published within days of the vote by the outgoing government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi.