Italy's populist coalition agreed to significantly increase public spending and aim for a 2019 budget deficit of 2.4% of GDP
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%
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Previous government's forecast
0.8%
Italian economy minister Giovanni Tria's plan
1.9
Highest rate EU would accept, say analysts
2.0
Government-agreed target 2.4
Technical EU limit
3.0