Giovanni Tria told reporters: “We are putting together adjustments on the budget that should be approved Monday, and afterwards we will send the measures to the Commission.
“I am optimistic because I’d argue that, overall, the commitments we’ve taken for next year and what we are doing this year correspond to compliance with the rules.
“I expect a positive outcome because it’s in the numbers.”
Both Mr Tria and Mr Conte are trying to he pair to push down the deficit from an estimated 2.4 per cent of GDP to closer to 2 per cent this year....