Clamour for amendments to Italian austerity

Article reports that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s ability to pass a €45.5bn austerity decree swiftly through parliament, as demanded by the European Union in August 2011, was being jeopardised by a slew of amendments proposed by his own coalition and opposition parties.

Corriere della Sera, 22.7.11: Napolitano Says Majority Slow to Acknowledge Seriousness of Crisis http://www.corriere.it/International/english/articoli/2011/08/22/napolitano-meeting-cl.shtml

ESO: Background information: Rome orders €45bn in cuts and taxes http://www.europeansources.info/record/rome-orders-e45bn-in-cuts-and-taxes/

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