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Categories: POLITICS
Italy electoral promise transparency initiative
Entities: Carlo Cottarelli · Quanto mi costa? campaign · DDL 550 · Parliamentary Budget Office · Italian Parliament
Overview
In early July 2026, former IMF economist Carlo Cottarelli and the Luigi Einaudi Foundation launched a bipartisan campaign for a bill (S.550) that would obligate Italian political parties to disclose the financing of all measures announced in their electoral programmes. The proposal, aimed at preventing unrealistic promises, was assigned to the Senate constitutional affairs committee and received public support from a local Action party branch in Ferrara, which urged citizens to sign an online petition.
Two weeks later, Cottarelli formally introduced DDL 550, extending the requirement to an ex‑ante assessment by the Parliamentary Budget Office of any election promise’s cost and funding source. A public awareness campaign called “Quanto mi costa?” gathered about 29,000 signatures, and a methodological guide for fact‑checking political promises was released. Cottarelli clarified he would not seek the mayoralty of Milan.
Timeline
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3 days ago
[POLITICS] 2 sourcesItaly's Cottarelli Pushes Law for Transparent Electoral PromisesCarlo Cottarelli's DDL 550 would force Italian parties to disclose costs and financing of election promises, with assessments by the Parliamentary Budget Office and a public “Quanto mi costa?” campaign gaining
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18 days ago
[POLITICS] 2 sourcesItaly's Cottarelli Pushes Law for Electoral Cost TransparencyCarlo Cottarelli and the Luigi Einaudi Foundation are pushing a bill to require Italian parties to disclose the financing of electoral promises, with local Action groups rallying support for the signature drive
Sources
estense.com · guide.notizie.it · policymakermag.it · stranotizie.it