Salvini Goes on Offense in Final Push to Force Italian Election
- Unlikely Alliance Could Block League Leader But Hurdles Remain
- PD, Five Star split on policy; president needs to be convinced
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Matteo Salvini dangled the prospect of tax cuts and a boost in government spending for Italians in a final push to force new elections that could secure him the premiership.
Salvini, who has called time on his alliance with the Five Star Movement and is seeking to cash in on strong poll ratings, promised in a radio interview Tuesday that the League would pass a 2020 budget containing tax cuts and investments worth 50 billion euros ($55 billion) to help revive Italy’s sclerotic economy.