Premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday
hit back at what she said were "falsehoods" about the money the
government has set aside for the national health system in its
2025 budget bill.
The opposition and medical associations have said the package
only allocates around 900 million euros in new money to health
spending, arguing this is not enough to ease the system's many
problems, including long waiting lists.
But the government said the real figure being invested in health
is much higher.
"I have heard many falsehoods over the few hours about
healthcare and the budget law," Meloni said via social media.
"So let's make it even clearer: +6.4 billion for healthcare in
two years (+2.37 billion in 2025 and +4.12 billion in 2026).
"All-time record for the national health funding: 136.48 billion
in 2025 and 140.6 billion in 2026.
"These are the numbers. The rest is mystification".
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