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million Italians are expected to benefit from the pension reform and the introduction of a citizens income. The government decided in the evening the implementation of its Central election promises cost billions.

The Italian government has decided promise in the evening the implementation of two Central choice. The Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte presents the measures for the so-called citizens ' income and pension reform, which are the main factors for the increase in the government deficit. So that the plans can occur as planned in April in force, you must agree to the Parliament within 60 days.

Up to 780 Euro for the needy citizens

"The government will keep its promises", - said Conte. The citizens ' income will improve the lives of the five million Italians who lived in poverty, said the head of the 5-star movement, Minister of labour, Luigi Di Maio. The cost of seven billion euros set, citizens ' income was a Central Wahlberg the 5-star movement to speak. The unemployed, poor pensioners and the most Disadvantaged can monthly get up to 500 euros, plus a further up to 280 Euro per month as a subsidy for rent or house loan. Thus, their Survival will be secured and re-enables integration into the labour market.

Italy's Minister of labour, Luigi Di Maio expected to improve the situation for millions of Italians.

The money will be aufstockend paid for their own income. This means that if you earned 200 Euro per month, get in the best case 580 Euro. For people with disabilities special rules apply. There are strict income and asset limits. Anyone who owns a new large car, is also excluded from payments of the citizens income as a boat owner. Also, if a family member in the past twelve months has terminated, the whole family, no money. Anyone who tries to cheat, the more years of imprisonment threatens.

This so-called citizens ' income is, thus, not unconditional basic income, but a kind of basic security. Such was a first in Italy. Several million people could benefit, despite the strict rules. In theory you will receive after applying for three vacancies, of which one must accept - in practice, there is likely to be, especially in structurally weak regions with high unemployment and few opportunities.

hundreds of thousands of Italians can go with 62 in pension

The second great Reform, the withdrawal of the pension reform of 2011, was a key campaign promise of the right-wing Lega Vice-head of government Matteo Salvini. This year alone the government expects to see in Rome, with an additional cost of four billion euros, and by 2020 it is expected to be eight billion euros.

With the new pension scheme the government will introduce the "rate 100". That is to say, the retirement is possible if the age and years of contributions together result in the sum of 100. About 355 000 Italians could go, therefore, already with 62 years in retirement, because they have been together for at least 38 years of contributions. To date the statutory retirement age for men is 65 years. Women can go ahead with 58 in pension if you are employed and at least 35 years of pension contributions have been paid. For female self-employed, the retirement age is 59 years. The government hopes that through the previous retirement jobs for Younger free. Unemployment among 15 - to 34-Year-olds stands at nearly 20 percent.

Italy had supplied, due to the implementation of the election promises in the budget in 2019, a week-long dispute with the EU Commission. Because the new Italian government takes a significantly higher level of borrowing than the previous government and said it was only under pressure to limit the budget deficit target to 2.04 percent. The country has a deficit procedure was threatened by the Brussels authority. The main point of criticism is the already existing mountain of debt in the amount of well 131 percent of economic output. Of all the countries in the Euro Zone, only Greece is on a lower rate.

With information from Lisa White, ARD Studio Rome

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