Update: 13/08/2011 - Economic crisis - economy - Italy - Silvio Berlusconi
Italy tightens its purse with tough austerity measures
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced a spate of tax hikes and spending cuts on Friday as part of a tough austerity package worth a total 45.5 billion euros in a bid to balance the country’s budget by 2013.
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