The ruling majority split in
dramatic fashion on Thursday over measure designed to save Radio
Radicale.
The measure presented by the opposition, centre-left
Democratic Party (PD) regarding funding of three million euros
for 2019 for the radio station, which risked going to the wall
after the government ended its contract for the coverage of
parliamentary debates.
The text was changed on the basis of a proposal by Deputy
Premier Matteo Salvini's League party.
Deputy Economy Minister Laura Castelli, a member of the
5-Star Movement (M5S), said the government was still giving the
thumbs down.
But the League and all the other parties in the Lower House's
budget and finance committee, except for the M5S, voted for it.
The M5S said Radio Radicale was getting an "unjustified money
shower".
"We think this is an extremely serious act that the League
must respond to the citizens about," Deputy Premier and M5S
leader Di Maio said on Facebook.
"I'll be frank - they must explain why they supported this
indecent PD proposal.
"It's a private radio station that plays host to journalists
with staggering salaries of up to 100,000 euros a year - paid
with your and our money".
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