Italian deputy PM says government will not lower 2019 deficit goal

Reuters

Published Oct 20, 2018 06:20AM ET

Updated Oct 20, 2018 06:30AM ET

Italian deputy PM says government will not lower 2019 deficit goal

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio on Saturday said the government would not backtrack on a plan to raise the country's budget deficit to 2.4 percent of domestic output next year.