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for a lot of pensionati, that €50-70 is not to be sneezed at...

"These days, there's nothing more ridiculous than the truth." Leonard Pitts Jr
by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Wed Jun 20th, 2007 at 07:21:25 AM EST
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Prodi said today that half of the windfall surplus from taxes this year will be going to the pensionati, presumably upscaled from the lowest pensions. The government also is working to scale down the negative impact of the previous Maroni retirement law which would have caused a three year jump on eligibility as of December 31st, 2008. It is more complicated than Der Speigel lets on.

Not that anyone has noticed but unemployment in Italy is down to the lowest since 1992 and is expected to go under the European average by next year.

And then, yes, as I said above, there's been an unprecedented surplus in the state's balance which the government is wondering how best to redistribute. Must be due to Prodi's total incompetence. Loan it to Merkel.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Wed Jun 20th, 2007 at 11:13:05 AM EST
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