Students protest against Italy's spending plans, the effigies on fire
Students protest against Italy's spending plans, the effigies on fire
Students through Italy He demonstrated against the financing plans of the government's education, in the first generalized sample of dissent against the new populist government.
The students demonstrated in 50 cities, including some 3,000 who ended their protest in front of the Ministry of Education in Rome. Hundreds of people gathered in the northern city of Turin, where protesters burned effigies of the deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio.
A student leader told Radio 24 that the education ministry had not accepted his request to meet.
"We reject the 'savings' campaign with respect to schools," said Giammarco Manfreda, a protest leader. "If the government does not fear change, show it by investing in education."
The students criticized the lack of funds for textbooks, transportation and improvements to school buildings, many of which have not undergone serious improvements in years due to spending cuts. The students also protested the right of the children of foreigners born in Italy to be granted automatic citizenship, and not wait until they turn 18 to request them, and against Salvini's suggestions to restart the draft.
Salvini reacted angrily to the protests, saying that burning effigies and hanging them on street lamps "is disgusting."
"These 'democratic' students, pampered by social centers and by some teachers, need many lessons in civic education," Salvini said. Twitter.
Di Maio, who is a minister of economic development and labor, responded by saying that the doors of the ministry were open. "We are going to build a new school together," he said.
The Italian parliament has approved the government's spending plan, which includes money to reverse a pension reform, to offer a basic salary to some job seekers and to reduce taxes. All these measures were the best campaign promises.
The government estimates that the increase in spending will increase its deficit to 2.4 percent of GDP, which has worried investors and other countries that share the euro as a currency with Italy.
Italy's economy minister has been trying to reassure the international partners, the most recent meeting with the US Treasury secretary on the sidelines of a meeting of the IMF and the World Bank in Bali.
The Economy Ministry said in a statement on Friday that Giovanni Tria told his US counterpart, Steven Mnuchin, during a meeting in Bali that the objective of the budget for 2019 is "to strengthen the growth of the Italian economy."
Mnuchin told reporters on Saturday that Tria had given him a "good overview" of Italy's plans and that he was comfortable with that.
The statement said that Tria also "underscored the determination to follow a path to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio, and confirmed the intention to continue the constructive dialogue with the commission of the EU and the countries of the eurozone."
Italy's plan to boost spending has raised concerns that the third largest economy in the eurozone will not be able to reduce its high debt. Italy insists that the measures will boost economic growth, eventually reducing the deficit, but investors seem skeptical. Italy's borrowing costs have increased in the bond markets, a sign of caution.
With the spending plan approved by Parliament, the government's next step is to draft a budget proposal to send to the EU headquarters by Monday. It is expected that the EU Commission will roll back the budget.
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