Finance Minister Giorgetti now expects Italy to grow up to 1% this year, versus
a prior 0.6% forecast, potentially creating fiscal headroom worth billions of
euros ahead of the election. The government could use that room to fund pledged
tax cuts while remaining within EU rules. Luiss University political economist
Veronica De Romanis says 0.8–0.9% growth looks likely given year-to-date data.
