The European Union is rejecting Italy's budget proposals for overspending which Brussels believes will increase the Italian deficit.
Italy's government was elected on a promise to put an end to austerity.
Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock says it's the first time the EU has rejected a budget.
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Jack Parrock in Brussels says the Italian government insists it doesn't have a plan b.
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OUT: "...by spending"
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