Luciano Capone

The scientists stopped off at the M5S headquarters to speak to Conte and Todde. Did they give them a telling-off, given that Sardinia is, in absolute terms, the worst-performing region in Italy in relation to the Pniec targets? Not at all.

This result is the outcome of strategies which, over the years, have significantly narrowed the VAT gap and which the government is continuing to pursue. However, the revenue gained from tackling the informal economy should be used to reduce taxes for those who pay them regularly

Pensions, out-of-control public finances and political risk. This is how France, grappling with a fiscal crisis, risks infecting the Eurozone

For 2026, the government is forecasting a deficit at the upper limit of European rules (2.925 per cent). The use of the VAT windfall (170 million) to fund the diesel discount could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back, pushing the deficit back up to 3.1 per cent 

This time it will be even more difficult, given the polls showing a large majority for the PP and Vox. However, the Spanish Prime Minister has built his identity on stubbornness.

Poland, the Baltic states, Kosovo: all the pro-Western ‘yes’ votes that the left is now renouncing to please Conte (and Putin) and join the government

Public finances are in order, yet the contagion from France is pushing up the BTP spread and increasing pressure on the debt. But the cost to public finances is already factored into the budget

To challenge his former friend and colleague at Report over his substantial earnings, Sigfrido publishes the exact same figures that Il Tempo had reported a month ago.