Italy Set to Approve Energy Aid Package Worth Over $532 Million

09/26/2023 01:36
Italy Set to Approve Energy Aid Package Worth Over $532 Million

The cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni approved a fiscal aid package worth about €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion), including help for households coping with soaring energy bills, a government official said.

  • Government measures focus on businesses and households
  • Cabinet extends discounts on electricity and gas bills

A pressure gauge on suction filters at a gas compression center in Gallese, Italy.

Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg

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The cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni approved a fiscal aid package worth about €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion), including help for households coping with soaring energy bills, a government official said.

Meloni’s right-wing government will extend tax breaks and discounts on electricity and gas bills and help low-income families pay for fuel and public transportation, the official said.

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