Italy: Meloni sets the "last mile" agenda — cut taxes on work, push wages

Meloni framed the final phase of the legislature before the 2027 election around reducing taxes on labour, incentives for stable employment, and ensuring wages keep pace with inflation — a deliberate pivot to pocketbook economics after the government's first parliamentary defeat, on electoral reform, in July.

A sister centre-right government choosing "make work pay" over broader tax cuts as its closing argument, relevant to Conservative debates on prioritising NI/income-tax cuts over inheritance or corporate taxes.