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MILAN | Italy shows no sign of backing off in budget dispute with EU

MILAN — Italy’s leader on Monday gave no indication that his government would rein in public spending plans, keeping alive a dispute with the European Union, which wants the country to revise its budget.

Giuseppe Conte defended the deficit-busting budget in a news conference in Rome following the noon deadline for Italy to submit it response to the EU’s rebuke of the draft budget.