From Bloomberg: Italy’s Senate approved debt- reduction measures in an attempt to shore up investor confidence and pave the way for a new government that may be led by former European Union Competition Commissioner Mario Monti.
The Senate in Rome voted today 156 to 12 to pass the package of measures promised to the European Union in a bid to boost growth and cut Italy’s debt of 1.9 trillion euros ($2.6 trillion), the world’s fourth biggest. Opposition lawmakers did not take part in the vote, allowing the bill to pass.
The timing of the ballot was moved forward after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s parliamentary majority unraveled this week, leading bond yields to surge to euro-era records. The premier has pledged to step down after the legislation receives final approval from the Chamber of Deputies, which is scheduled to vote tomorrow with debate beginning at 12:30 p.m. in Rome...
Read more at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-11/italian-senate-approves-austerity-plan-setting-up-chamber-vote-tomorrow.html
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