ROME (Reuters) - Italy's centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi will vote against the government in a confidence vote over the 2014 budget law and will announce its break from the ruling coalition later on Tuesday, a source in his Forza Italia party said.
Berlusconi has supported the government since it was formed in April but has threatened to withdraw his support if the Senate votes this week to expel him from parliament over a conviction for tax fraud.
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