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Italy and France face fiscal pressures amid budget negotiations
Italy and France are navigating significant fiscal challenges as they prepare upcoming budgets. In Italy, the government is negotiating with the European Commission to obtain flexibility under the National Safeguard Clause. This request follows projections that Italy's deficit will rise from 2.9% of GDP this year to 3.4% next year, driven by approximately 29 billion euros in planned spending for defense and energy subsidies.
In France, the government is facing political division in the National Assembly, delaying budget votes. The French administration aims for a fiscal adjustment of 54 billion euros by 2027. Financial concerns are mounting as annual debt service costs are projected to reach 90 billion euros next year, while public debt remains high at 119% of GDP.
In Italy, industry leaders are also calling for specific measures in the upcoming budget. Confedilizia is requesting fiscal incentives and the continuity of building bonuses through at least 2026 to support the housing market. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy intends to make the Transizione 5.0 plan a structural component of future budget laws.
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Adolfo Urso · Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Confedilizia · Congressional Budget Office · European Commission · European Union · France · Giancarlo Giorgetti · Giorgia Meloni · International Monetary Fund · Italy · Rodrigo Valdés
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- [● 2 SOURCES] The IMF has judged the US deficit trajectory as unsustainable in the medium and long term.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] US federal deficit reached nearly 2 trillion dollars in the last fiscal year, a 12% increase from the previous year.
- [● 2 SOURCES] US public debt has surpassed the 40 trillion dollar mark.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Interest payments on US debt are projected to rise from 2.8% of GDP in the pre-pandemic period to 5.7% by 2031.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Debt service costs in the US could reach 2.8 trillion dollars by 2030.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Italy's deficit is expected to rise from 2.9% of GDP this year to 3.4% next year. www.upday.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Global public debt is projected to exceed 100% of global GDP before 2030.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Italy is requesting EU authorization under the National Safeguard Clause to fund additional spending. www.upday.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The French government plans a fiscal adjustment of 54 billion euros by 2027. www.upday.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Sicily faces an estimated loss of 8 to 10 billion euros annually in fiscal resources due to non-implementation of its Statute. www.siciliaogginotizie.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Italy's additional spending for defense and energy subsidies is estimated at 29 billion euros. www.upday.com
- [● 7 SOURCES] Confedilizia is requesting fiscal incentives and continuity for building bonuses through at least 2026. www.ilsannioquotidiano.it · notiziedi.it · lecodellitorale.it · www.sardegnareporter.it · lamilano.it · +2 more