Italian cities are sounding the alarm about their finances devastated by the epidemic

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After people and states, cities are in turn hit by the virus crisis. In Italy, they were so called upon to respond to the social emergency that they are the ones who today cry out “for help”. ANCI, the association of Italian municipalities, addressed the Parliament to take stock. And sent a letter to the Prime Minister to get more than the 3 billion allocated to them in the "revival" decree. At the end of a videoconference in the presence of thirteen mayors of Italian metropolises, held in a strong climate of tension and aggressiveness of the elected officials, Giuseppe Conte assured them that he would go to Parliament to ask for an additional budget overrun of 3 billion euros, for their benefit.

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