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Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti
said Tuesday that the Italian economy was performing well given
the difficult international situation and expressed optimism
about bringing down Italy's huge public debt.
"The Italian economic system, despite all the difficulties, has
managed to hold up in the face so many critical factors
occurring at the same time," he said.
"If we manage to avoid the risk of a new global recession by
ensuring acceptable growth rates, something which does not seem
entirely improbable, it is realistic that we will be able to
gradually reduce the weight of public debt and create new
employment opportunities".
Giorgetti added that the situation with Italy's public finances
meant that the government's "levers" to take action with are
more limited than "those available to other partners".
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