[ Ссылка ] Italian prime minister Mario Monti has spent the weekend trying to drum up support for a new package of measures designed to shore up public finances.
His cabinet is expected to approve the plan tomorrow. Sources say a property tax is likely to reinstalled, employment costs reduced, and people may have to work longer to get a full pension.
It is thought a mix of cuts and tax rises will total nearly 25 billion euros over two years.
When questioned, some people in Rome seemed to accept there was a need for austerity - up to a point.
