Overview
- The Council of Ministers approved a revised infrastructure decree after the State Accounting Office required the project proceed without new or greater burdens on public finances.
- The total allocation remains €13.5 billion; Stretto di Messina CEO Pietro Ciucci said no extra costs are expected and yearly amounts have been reallocated.
- The updated schedule now runs to 2034, with added allocations of €26 million in 2030, €407 million in 2031, €857 million in 2032, €293 million in 2033, and €1.204 billion in 2034.
- The overhaul follows earlier scrutiny by the Corte dei conti, with the government opting to adjust procedures rather than expand funding.
- Minister Matteo Salvini said he will stop giving monthly start-date targets, while opposition parties argued the accounting intervention shows the project should be shelved.