The Economic and Financial Planning Document (DPEF) approved yesterday by the Council of Ministers is inconsistent with the statements by the Prime Minister at the G8.
"If the contents of the DPEF are those submitted, Italy will not have provided resources to fully honor its international commitments to combat poverty ," said Marco De Ponte, secretary general of ActionAid "This is particularly serious and clashes with the commitments and declarations made by Prime Minister Berlusconi a few days ago at the G8 meeting. "
At that time, in fact, the Prime Minister recognized the need and willingness to return to Italy to do their part for cooperation with countries in the developing world.
"But this will in the document approved yesterday there is no trace. It 's like the Planning Document was written account without any account of statements made by Berlusconi just a week ago."
ActionAid calls on the Government to clarify as soon as possible what the Italian contribution Eagle Food Initiative, an important tool to combat hunger in the world approved the last G8 meeting, and how and where financial resources will be found.
"Among the 56% reduction in funds for cooperation decided at the last Finance Act and the lack of commitments in the DPEF there were important statements of Berlusconi," said De Ponte. "And 'that Italy should therefore definitely change course and take concrete commitments and clear : leaves the fight against poverty in the world but also the credibility of the Prime Minister .
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