Istat's downward revision of its
estimate of Italy's acquired GDP growth for 2024 from 0.6% to
0.4% does not change government budget plans, Economy Minister
Giancarlo Giorgetti said Saturday.
Meanwhile Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani
said his Forza Italia (FI) party remained firmly against any
plan to tax excessive profits of banks or multinationals after
Giorgetti had appeared to open to this possibility by saying
"everyone must make sacrifices" in the budget.
"We will continue to be against any tax, even the tax on extra
profits," said the post Berlusconi pary leader.
"Deciding what is extra and what is not extra, maybe, maybe it
is from Soviet culture," he said also referring to leftwing
calls for such a tax.
"Furthermore, it is harmful and discourages the markets, we
cannot scare Italians - he added - who want to invest, and those
who want to invest in Italy".
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