Overview
- The government placed the question of confidence in the Chamber, keeping the Senate-approved budget text closed to amendments in the third reading.
- The timetable slipped with the trust vote moved to 20:20 after procedural tensions, including a brief Hannoun-related row, and the final vote is scheduled for Tuesday morning, December 30.
- Opposition lawmakers submitted 949 amendments in committee, roughly 790 headed for the floor, but the confidence route leaves them with virtually no chance of adoption.
- The €22 billion package includes IRPEF cuts, a new tax-bill scrappage, higher take from banks and insurers, plus hikes on fuel and tobacco excises and a €2 levy on small extra‑EU parcels.
- Coverage relies on €6.7 billion in ministerial spending cuts and €5 billion in PNRR reallocation, as the majority argues the plan balances growth, equity and fiscal stability.