Tag Archives: spending
Italian Christmas spending plummets 42.7% in six years
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-bebd45f378ef65fa80ed1dd419d4eb68.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Italian Christmas spending plummets 42.7% in six years” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-bebd45f378ef65fa80ed1dd419d4eb68.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 23 – Italian Christmas spending has slumped 42.7% or 7.7 billion euros over six years and two recessions, the consumer group … Continue reading
Construction spending fell 6.9% in 2013, says Ance
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-a521fd8f18514d66b7281183f45ba968.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Construction spending fell 6.9% in 2013, says Ance” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-a521fd8f18514d66b7281183f45ba968.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, December 17 – Construction spending fell by 6.9% in 2013 compared with the previous year, while the number of bankruptcies has increased, … Continue reading
Italy lags in disease-prevention spending, OECD tells MPs
(ANSA) – Rome, December 5 – Italy lags behind the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in terms of prevention, OECD representative Franco Sassi told the Senate health commission on Thursday. “Spending on disease prevention throughout the … Continue reading
Alarm over Italian spending power, pensions
(By Sandra Cordon) (ANSA) – Rome, December 5 – Economists and politicians have predicted an end to the recession gripping Italy, yet pensioners and consumers are not rejoicing as statistics Thursday showed that spending power and pension income alike have … Continue reading
Recession set to hit Italy’s Xmas spending
(By Sandra Cordon) (ANSA) – Rome, November 20 – Cash-strapped Italians will be spending even less this Christmas than in previous years due to the lingering impact of Italy’s deepest recession in over two decades, consumer groups said Wednesday. Spending … Continue reading
Budget proposal sees spending on stadiums, buildings
(ANSA) – Rome, November 20 – An amendment to Italy’s 2014 budget bill proposed Wednesday would see funding for new soccer stadiums and other public buildings. These would be “designed to achieve the overall economic and financial balance” needed to … Continue reading
Consumer spending drops 1.3% in September compared to 2012
(ANSA) – Rome, November 6 – Consumer spending continued to decline in September, dropping by 1.3% compared to the same period in 2012 and was 0.5% lower than in August, according to statistics released on Wednesday. Spending by Italian households … Continue reading
Spending on public toilets part of financing investigation
(ANSA) – Bologna, October 23 – Senior advisers from several political parties are under investigation for possible embezzlement of public funds in the Emilia Romagna region, with expense claims including receipts from pay toilets being scrutinized, officials said Wednesday. The … Continue reading