<p>Rome: Italy's government has approved a budget for next year with measures worth around 24 billion euros ($25.3 billion) in tax cuts and increased spending, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday.</p>.<p>"It is a budget that I consider very serious, very realistic," Meloni said in a news conference, confirming that it extends for 2024 cuts to social security contributions for low and middle income earners, worth around 10 billion euros.</p>.<p>The budget bill approved by the government will go to parliament, which must pass it by the end of the year. During the process, the bill can be amended.</p>.<p>($1 = 0.9488 euros)</p>
<p>Rome: Italy's government has approved a budget for next year with measures worth around 24 billion euros ($25.3 billion) in tax cuts and increased spending, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday.</p>.<p>"It is a budget that I consider very serious, very realistic," Meloni said in a news conference, confirming that it extends for 2024 cuts to social security contributions for low and middle income earners, worth around 10 billion euros.</p>.<p>The budget bill approved by the government will go to parliament, which must pass it by the end of the year. During the process, the bill can be amended.</p>.<p>($1 = 0.9488 euros)</p>