Italy's 5-Star denies threatening economy minister over budget


FILE PHOTO: Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria in the lower house of parliament in Rome, Italy, June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's 5-Star Movement denied on Wednesday that it had threatened to demand Economy Minister Giovanni Tria's resignation unless he approved billions in spending next year for its flagship campaign promise.

Earlier in the day, state news agency Ansa reported that the job of Tria, an economics professor who is a member of neither party in the coalition government, was at risk.

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