Labour and Industry Minister and
Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio said Thursday "today is a historic
day" because 'vitalizi' parliamentary pensions will be cut.
The vitalizi are seen as a symbol of unacceptable privilege
on the part of former MPs, who get large pensions even after
attending parliament for a very short time.
Di Maio's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) has vowed
to cut them for some time.
Di Maio said "at last it has arrived, today is the day that
Italians had been waiting for 60 years, the historic moment
which we have gifted our citizens after 100 days of government".
Di Maio also said that so-called 'golden pensions' above
4,000 euros a month would be cut.
He said they would be cut "for those who have not paid in
enough contributions".
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