Deputy Premier and Labnour and Industry Minister Luigi Di Maio on Monday snubbed a government 'summit' on a 'fiscal peace' decree relating to next year's budget amid reported tension between his anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the anti-migrant Euroskeptic League party of the other deputy premier, Matteo Salvini.
The League and the M5S are reportedly at odds over how high the tax-amnesty threshold should be, and whether a cut to so-called 'golden pensions' should also be attached to the measure.
The summit went ahead with Premier Giuseppe Conte, Economy Minister Giovanni Tria, Cabinet Secretary Giancarlo Giorgetti, a League heavyweight, and economy ministry undersecretaries.
Salvini is expected to arrive in Rome shortly.
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