Italy to have highest debt since WWI (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, April 28 - The coronavirus crisis will bloat Italy's public debt to 155.7% of GDP this year, a level only seen immediately after the First World War, ISTAT said Tuesday.
    The budget deficit will reach 10.4% of GDP, the highest since before the Maastricht Treaty was signed, said ISTAT's statistical production department chief Roberto Monducci.