Italy’s government suffered a surprising defeat in a budget vote in parliament. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s legal alliance failed to gain an absolute majority in the House of Representatives today for a financial plan that should free up several billion euros to relieve the burden on citizens.
Because 25 members of the coalition were missing from the smaller of the two chambers of parliament, the government’s proposal received only 195 votes in favor – 201 would have been necessary for passage.
With the economic and financial document (Def), Meloni’s government wanted to reallocate 3.4 billion euros, among other things. This should reduce non-wage labor costs for almost 14 million employees and self-employed in Italy. It was initially unclear what the rejection by the House of Representatives meant for the project in concrete terms. A Council of Ministers was convened spontaneously for the evening.
Opposition politicians accused the governing parties of failure. Meloni actually wanted to pass a new decree on Monday, Labor Day, for further financial support for workers. This could now possibly burst.
