Comments from Conte and Tria
Tria: We want to increase economic growth
Tria: Expects constructive dialogue with EU
Tria: Budget aims to increase growth in order to decrease debt-to-GDP
Tria: Hopes can narrow differences with EU on budget
Conte: Italy's deviation from fiscal targets is not large
The EU letter says Italy's planned spending growth next year is 2.7%, while max allowed under rules is 0.1%. That sounds like a bit more than a narrow difference.