Meloni May Win €3 Billion Fiscal Room as Italy Ups 2021 GDP
- Revised figures show the economy grew about 2% more in 2021
- Data boost could help coalition as weak economy hurts finances
Giorgia Meloni
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni may be about to regain some much-needed fiscal space as her coalition seeks extra spending power for its 2024 budget.
Statistics officials have signaled that they will unveil revisions on Friday that could add as much as 2.1% to the size of the economy in 2021, reflecting a rebound from the pandemic that was bigger than originally estimated.