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Portuguese to English: Pela Internet, premiê da Itália pede dicas para cortar gastos General field: Bus/Financial Detailed field: Finance (general)
Source text - Portuguese MILÃO. O primeiro-ministro da Itália, Mario Monti, recorreu à internet para pedir dicas sobre como cortar gastos públicos, como parte dos seus esforços para poupar 4,2 bilhões de euros (US$ 5,5 bilhões) até o final do ano.
Desde segunda-feira cerca de mil sugestões já foram enviadas por meio de um formulário simples que está disponível no site www.governo.it.
Monti tomou posse no ano passado com a tarefa de impor um programa de austeridade que inclui elevação de impostos e uma reforma previdenciária. Agora, ele busca formas de cortar gastos, na esperança de evitar assim um novo aumento no IVA (impostos sobre consumo).
O governo italiano tem usado a internet para tentar ser mais transparente. “Queixas sobre o custo da máquina política e da evasão tributária são as questões mais comumente tratadas pelos cidadãos”, disse Gianluca Sgueo, que coordena a equipe que analisa os cerca de 5.000 e-mails e cartas recebidos todos os meses pelo governo.
“As mensagens variam de queixas sobre um certo político ganhando dinheiro demais, até sugestões detalhadas para a tributação”, acrescentou Sgueo.
Além de buscar sugestões populares, Monti nomeou nesta semana uma força-tarefa de economistas com a missão de identificar áreas em que os gastos públicos podem ser reduzidos ou eliminados.
Translation - English Italy's Prime Minister, Mario Monti, took to the Internet to get advice on how to cut government spending, as part of his effort to save 4.2 billion euros (US$ 5.5 Billion) by the end of the year.
Since Monday around one thousand suggestions have already been sent through a simple online form that is available at www.governo.it.
Monti took office last year and was tasked with imposing an austerity program that includes raising taxes and reforming social security. Now he is looking for ways to cut costs, in the hope of avoiding another increase in the VAT (tax on consumption).
The Italian government has used the Internet to try to be more transparent. “Complaints about the cost of the bureaucracy and tax evasion are the issues raised most often by citizens,” said Gianluca Sgueo, who coordinates the team that analyzes the nearly 5,000 emails and letters the government receives each month.
“The messages vary from complaints over a certain politician earning too much money to detailed suggestions on taxation,” noted Sgueo.
Besides seeking out suggestions from the public, Monti appointed a task force of economists this week to identify areas where government spending can be reduced or eliminated.
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