国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Italy budget shedding new light on priorities of government supporters
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 18-- <span word="High">High</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="speculate">speculate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="widen">widen</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2019 <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Matteo">Matteo</span> <span word="Salvini">Salvini</span> <span word="asserted">asserted</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Salvini">Salvini</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span>, <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Giuseppe">Giuseppe</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.04 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="previously">previously</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (2.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="each">each</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span>: <span word="pensions">pensions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="commissioners">commissioners</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 2.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (2.9 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="Salvini">Salvini</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2019.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>," <span word="Salvini">Salvini</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p>
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