FILE PHOTO: Italian Deputy PM Luigi Di Maio speaks during a news conference in Cairo, Egypt August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio has not threatened to pull his party out of the ruling coalition, his spokeswoman said on Thursday, adding that the government was united in its determination to keep its policy pledges.
A news agency had reported earlier that Di Maio, leader of the 5-Star Movement, had threatened to bring down the government unless Economy Minister Giovanni Tria agreed to fund a hike in welfare and cut taxes.
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