Monti cabinet agrees Italy austerity plans

Italy's new government under Prime Minister Mario Monti adopted a package of emergency austerity measures aimed at fending off bankruptcy and saving the euro from collapse on the 4 December 2011.

La Repubblica, 5.12.11: Monti presents the bill (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/1249781-monti-presents-bill

Corriere della Sera, 5.12.11: Tax on First Homes, Higher Property Valuations and Pension Reform but No Income Tax Hike http://www.corriere.it/english/11_dicembre_05/tax-on-first-homes-and-pension_7013e072-1f36-11e1-befb-0d1b981db5e8.shtml

ESO: Background information: Monti’s budget plans shrouded in fog http://www.europeansources.info/record/montis-budget-plans-shrouded-in-fog/

BBC News, 4.12.11: Italy crisis: Mario Monti announces austerity plan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16024316

ESO: Background information: Ten crucial days in race to save euro http://www.europeansources.info/record/ten-crucial-days-in-race-to-save-euro/

EUObserver, 5.12.11: Minister breaks down announcing new Italian austerity http://euobserver.com/19/114502

Deutsche Welle, 5.12.11: Italy scrambles to reassure markets with austerity plan http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15577971,00.html

Corriere della Sera, 6.12.11: Monti Calls for Universal Sacrifices – “Italy Shall Not Fail” http://www.corriere.it/english/11_dicembre_06/monti-calls-for-universal-sacrifices_dbe51b90-2012-11e1-9592-9a10bb86870a.shtml

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