Berlusconi ally says must cut taxes, end austerity

ROME (Reuters) - The next Italian government must cut taxes and shun German-inspired austerity policies which have dragged the country into recession, the main economics spokesman in Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right party said. Renato Brunetta, an economics professor and former minister of public administration, said a centre-right government should rely on steps such as structural reforms and privatisations to tackle Italy's debt mountain. ...