Roma, 9 dicembre 2004
No increase in deficit from 2000
In regard to some media reports, the Ministry of Economy and Finance states that the commission set up to investigate Italy's deficit and borrowing requirements (set up in 2001 by Istat, the Bank of Italy and the Ministry itself) has so far only issued draft reports and no final report. In any case, the result of standardising the statistical series has not led to any increase in Italy's deficit since 2000.