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Reuters<\/a><\/strong> Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring unemployment, said a report which found the number of people considered seriously deprived had doubled in the past two years.<\/p>\n The findings from national statistics institute ISTAT underline the scale of the challenge faced by the new coalition government of Enrico Letta, which has vowed to stimulate growth and tackle a youth jobless rate of almost 40 percent.<\/p>\n A recession that has lasted almost two years has taken a heavy toll on ordinary Italians who are increasingly digging into their savings, ISTAT said in its annual report.<\/p>\n Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n <!– <\/p>\n –><\/p>\n This article was posted: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 12:06 pm<\/p>\n Tags: economics<\/a>, financial<\/a>, foreign affairs<\/a>, money<\/a><\/p>\n
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