Why is the President associating with a known Marxist?
Premier Silvio Berlusconi's government has included the measure in a three-year budget plan approved Wednesday in a Cabinet meeting.
Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti told reporters that the money gained from the tax will be used in part to help senior citizens buy food and pay less for electricity. The association of Italy's oil companies denounced the measure as "punitive."
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