Italian Government OKs Income Tax Cuts
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The Italian government approved $8.6 billion in tax cuts for 2005 Saturday, state radio reported, ending partisan debate that at one point had prompted Premier Silvio Berlusconi to threaten to resign.
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Alitalia has reached agreement with the Italian government on a 400m euro (Â£275m) loan to aid the restructuring of the struggling airline.
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Italy's centre-left government injected fresh life into its self-proclaimed reformist mission at the weekend by promising potentially far-reaching changes in the fields of banking and professional services.Comment
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President Bush signed into law a fourth tax cut in less than four years, extending tax relief for married couples, parents and businesses during a well-timed ceremony in this battleground state.
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Congress overwhelmingly approved a 146-billion-dollar tax cut endorsed by both President George W. Bush and his rival John Kerry but criticized by some economists.
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Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was re-confirmed as premier Friday, after winning a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament.Comment
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The most important ministerial decision of the year 2004 was the introduction of the flat income tax.
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Italian PM Romano Prodi wins a confidence vote in the lower house, keeping his centre-left coalition in power.
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Nei primi undici mesi del 2004 la Guardia di finanza ha scoperto piÃ¹ di 7.500 evasori fiscali. Di questi, 6.869 sono evasori totali, cioÃ¨ completamente sconosciuti al fisco, e 715 evasori paratotali. Nel 2003 erano stati rispettivamente 5.943 e 1.130.
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Australia's opposition Labor Party matched government promises to cut income taxes on Friday, to stem a surge in voter support back to the government ahead of elections in November.
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The U.S. Congress on Thursday agreed  to extend popular tax cuts for children and married couples,  giving President Bush an election-year victory on his core  economic issue.
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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has put his centre-right government on an election footing by announcing a cut in income tax in a bid to win back voters' confidence, with polls still 18 months away.
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Italy's lower house backs funding for peacekeepers in Afghanistan, an issue over which the PM initially quit.
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Unions and executives at Italy's Alitalia reach a deal with the government on layoffs, opening the way for a wholesale restructuring.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a week after postponing income-tax cuts until 2006, reversed his decision and is seeking to persuade allies to introduce them next year to help the economy.
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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy&#39;s prime minister, on Wednesday claimed victory in his battle to cut taxes and improve the state&#39;s efficiency after parliament gave final approval to his centre-right government&#39;s 2005 budget.
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Italy's new immigration minister plans to ease the rules for becoming a legal immigrant.