ECB nudges Italy on public finances

Italy faced fresh pressure from the European Central Bank, 31 August 2006, to bring its public finances under control after signs that Rome was backtracking on expenditure cuts in the country's 2007 budget,

ECB: Press Release, 31.8.06: Introductory comments http://www.ecb.int/press/pressconf/2006/html/is060831.en.html

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