ROME, Aug 4 (Reuters) – The Italian government on Thursday approved a 17 billion euro budget package to help businesses and families cope with soaring prices for energy and other commodities, Italian news reported. the President of the Italian Council, Mario Draghi.
These new measures, which add to the 35 billion euros in aid already deployed since last January to offset inflation, will not increase the Italian public debt, added Mario Draghi, citing higher than expected revenues . (Report Giuseppe Fonte and Giselda Vagnoni; French version Jean Terzian)