Italy ready to offer further measures to combat coronavirus, PM tells paper
FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during a news conference due to coronavirus spread, in Rome, Italy March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
ROME - Italy’s government is ready to intervene again if needed as measures approved so far are not enough to support businesses through the coronavirus crisis, Italy’s Prime Minister said on Monday. “The approved measures are not sufficient. Damage will be serious and widespread. A true ‘reconstruction plan’ will be needed,” Giuseppe Conte told daily Corriere della Sera in an interview.
The government has said planned economic support would total some 25 billion euros and new measures to support businesses and families are expected to be approved at a cabinet meeting later on Monday. “We are responding with rules that will allow our economy to face the costs of the emergency. We are ready, if necessary, to intervene again to relaunch the country,” the premier added.
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