Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arrives at the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy's prime minister on Thursday denied any division between the two parties in his governing coalition, after reports of a spat over tax revenues, and insisted Rome will move ahead with planned expansionary budgetary measures.
His remarks came as European Union leaders raised concerns about Rome's extravagant budgetary plans that could further increase Italy's public debt, which, at 133 percent of gross domestic product, is the largest in the EU after Greece.
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