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Rome: Still unclear who would be PM as populist duo vie for power (Photo: gnuckx)

Italian populists to defy EU debt rules

Italy's would-be populist new rulers plan to pile on debt, posing questions for eurozone stability and monetary union.

They will slash taxes, hike welfare payments, and abolish pension reforms, according to a new draft accord of the 5-Star Movement and League parties seen by the Reuters news agency.

The plan to introduce two flat-rate taxes for businesses and individuals of 15 and 20 percent that would cost up to €80bn in lost revenues. Their "universal income" for the poor woul...

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Rome: Still unclear who would be PM as populist duo vie for power (Photo: gnuckx)

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