Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi smiles as he arrives to lead a news conference at Chigi palace in Rome March 12, 2014. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won a vote of confidence in the Senate on Wednesday on a proposal to reduce the powers of provincial governments as part of his pledge to cut the cost of Italy's political apparatus.
The provinces have for many years been considered a wasteful and largely superfluous layer of local government whose tasks could be redistributed among the smaller town councils and the larger regional authorities.
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