On Saturday, the Italian Senate passed the 2025 budget bill after a confidence vote requested by the government. It is now officially law. The €30 billion package, hailed by the government as “prudent” and “balanced,” has sparked sharp criticism from the centre-left opposition and dissent within the ruling coalition.
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Italy’s Lower House approved the 2025 budget bill late on Friday with 211 votes in favour and 117 against. The package, totalling €30 billion in new measures, now heads to the Senate for final approval, expected on 28 December.
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Italy is preparing for widespread disruption on Friday as the CGIL and UIL unions stage a general strike against the 2025 budget. The strike is set to affect both public and private sectors, lasting eight hours or the full work shift.
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Premier Giorgia Meloni has scheduled talks with Italy’s business and union leaders at Palazzo Chigi to discuss the 2025 budget.
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Premier Giorgia Meloni expressed pride and satisfaction with the 2025 budget bill on Wednesday, calling it “serious and based on common sense.”
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