Italy plans to introduce a levy on small packages of goods sent from non-EU countries, targeting online platforms such as Shein, and intends to double its tax on financial transactions, official documents showed,

ROME (Reuters) -Italy will cut its budget deficit to 3% of national output this year, the government said on Thursday, respecting the European Union's ceiling for the first time since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, and below a previous target of 3.3%.

As the EU’s packaging overhaul takes effect, new data from Italy offers insight into what's working, and what needs fixing