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The Italian populist government – a crisis still waiting to happen

By Michael Knox - posted Thursday, 7 June 2018

While this operation is being carried out, one must:

1. Prepare a technical plan for an immediate return to a national currency to govern quantities, rates and foreign exchange, accompanied by a directive to settle domestic and international debt and credit positions;

2. Enter into international alliances with countries interested in protecting the political autonomy of Italy or opposing the influence of the block of countries that gravitates on Germany, which provides concrete commitments to act as a lender of last resort to deal with the speculation associated with the decision to abandon the Euro;

3. Create a Consultation Committee composed of the main bank, business, labour and economists with operational experience and international prestige to assist the Government in the transition;

4. Block any increase in taxation until the completion of the return to normal of the financial and real markets;

5. Undertake to constantly inform the public internal and international opinion of the choices made and their effects on development;

6. To replace the state leadership that has shown a strict dependence on European influence and poor respect for national sovereignty.

Conclusion

Esteemed Italian economist and banker, Paolo Savona, was nominated by the incoming populist government of Italy as their Finance Minister. The President of Italy resisted this nomination. Savona instead became the Italian Minister for European Affairs.

Savona drafted a plan to save the Italian economy while remaining in the Euro. This he called Plan A. Savona's sin was that he also drafted a possible plan to save the Italian economy while leaving the Euro. This he called Plan B.

It is our belief that Savona's plan A and B are an essential part of the program of the incoming populist Italian government. These issues will not go away. The detail of Savona's plans will emerge again as components of Italy's bargaining condition with the rest of the Euro Area over coming months.

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This article was first published by Morgans.

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