President Mattarella signed the 2025 Budget Law, which includes significant cuts to school personnel, health care funding, and tax benefits for company cars. The opposition criticizes the minimal increase in minimum pensions as a mere "handout," while public sector workers prepare for strikes over staffing reductions and inadequate health care allocations. The law also implements a freeze on ministry budgets, aiming for savings of 5.2 billion euros in 2025.
