# Italy to fully use EU budget leeway for energy spending, finance minister says

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- Reuters, 2026-08-05 08:35 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/italy-make-full-use-eu-budget-leeway-energy-spending-finmin-says-2026-08-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a72f5bc69018900011c1ced

> Italy plans to make full use of the budget flexibility provided by the European Union’s “escape clause,” Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said. The government intends to direct that room toward measures designed to ease energy costs. The clause permits leeway from the bloc’s budget rules. Giorgetti made the statement on Wednesday.