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Italy rattles world markets after 5-star movement triples deficit for UBI
by kleinbl00

    Di Maio said the 2019 budget, which must be presented by Oct. 20, will set aside 10 billion euros ($11.6 billion) for 5-Star’s flagship “citizens’ income” of up to 780 euros per month for 6.5 million poor Italians.

    He said it will also include 15 billion euros of public investment. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte promised “the biggest program of public investments ever carried out in Italy.”

    Salvini said the budget would also allow people to retire earlier, opening about 400,000 jobs for the young, and cut tax rates for a million self-employed workers.