(ANSA) - ROME, NOVEMBER 24 - "It goes without saying that we are going through a phase of severe economic and social difficulty and great uncertainty regarding the geopolitical context".
Thus the Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti in the introduction to the just published budget planning document.
Faced with the high energy cost affecting businesses and the rise in inflation affecting households, "a continuation and strengthening of aid to businesses and households is imperative, making it even more targeted, incisive and differentiated", he explains.
This is also "so that budgetary resources are spent wisely".
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