Plan B Salvini: spend even more

rome - Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday that if necessary the government will take 'countermeasures' to prevent the economy from being damaged by a rise in interest rates on government bonds. He did not go into the details.

In an interview with the private TV channel Rete 4, Salvini was asked if the government had a plan B on hand if the controversial budget 2019, with a forecasted deficit of 2.4 percent, did not provide the intended growth. 'Then we will spend even more', was the answer of the leader of the right-wing coalition party Lega.