Premier Giuseppe Conte has said that the government is determined to bring its plans for a so-called fiscal peace to fruition.
"The fiscal peace will happen, it's essential," Conte said in an interview published in Wednesday's edition of La Verità.
Critics of the League/5-Star Movement (M5S) government have said that the fiscal peace is just another name for an amnesty for tax evaders. Deputy Premier and Labour and Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio said Monday that the 'fiscal peace' is OK if it is for small taxpayers involved in disputes with the authorities, but stressed that will not have the support of his M5S if it is transformed into a major amnesty for tax dodgers.
Conte said the other key parts of the government programme, plans for a two-tier flat tax, a pension overhaul and a 'citizenship wage' basic income, would be brought in "gradually". The issue of finding the money in the upcoming budget law for the citizenship wage is reportedly causing tension between Economy Minister Giovanni Tria and the M5S.
On Tuesday Di Maio told ANSA Tuesday that he had not asked for Tria's resignation but added that "a serious minister must find the money" for the M5S's flagship campaign pledge.
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