Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti
promised on Saturday that the government's 2025 budget law will
not feature any new taxes after previous comments he made about
the need for sacrifices sparked controversy.
"There will certainly not be more taxes," Giorgetti told an
event organized by daily newspaper Il Foglio.
"We are cutting taxes, not just promising it. Just look at what
we did in the last budget law.
"Cuts to the labour-tax wedge, which everyone judged to be
impossible or temporary, will become structural.
"Over the last few days there have been a series of
misinterpretations.
"It's necessary to wait until Tuesday (when the budget is
presented) and then everything will be clearer".
He warned his fellow ministers, however, that they must make
cuts or "I will play the villain.
"We must make sacrifices and forego some useless programmes," he
added.
Sources said that the government is aiming to free up three
billion euros in funding via a review of public spending.
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