MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Italy's prime ministerial spokesman has warned that the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in the coalition government will sack Treasury officials in a "mega-vendetta" unless they find the resources needed for welfare spending.
Spokesman Rocco Casalino's comments in a leaked audio clip posted on La Repubblica's website that then went viral on Youtube come as Italy's populist coalition government draws up its first budget amid rising tension over how it will fund its proposed measures.
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