Tax & Spend

Italy Expects to Face EU Infringement Procedure Over Deficit

  • Finance Minister Giorgetti tells lawmakers ‘it is obvious’
  • Italian deficit of 7.2% last year exceeded 3% EU threshold
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Italy is among countries that will face a European Union infringement procedure for its excessive deficit last year, Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said.

“It is obvious” one will be opened, he told lawmakers in Rome on Wednesday.