Giorgetti, 'debt requires maximum weighting of resources' - Last minute. Minister of Economy Giancarlo Gior getti at hearing of the joint budget commissions of the House and Senate on the reform of EU economic governance.

"Based on the net debt recorded by Italy last year (7.2% of GDP according to the first Istat estimates ) it is obvious that the European Commission will recommend to the Council to open an excessive deficit procedure against ours and several other countries"