Italy’s budget plan unlikely to comfort markets

In its blueprint for the budget law (DPEF in Italian) – the Italian Government reiterated its commitment to fiscal consolidation. Because of Italy’s huge public debt, this is a formidable challenge, especially given the current economic situation. With any progress on this front likely to be slow, a compression in bond yield spreads to pre-crisis levels is unlikely.

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