He has been forced by the euro crisis to impose austerity measures, including tax increases, which make a mockery of his pledge that he and his ministers would “never put their hands in the pockets of the Italian people”.
迫于欧债危机,他施行包括增税在内的紧缩措施, 这是对他和他的内阁“永不把手伸到意大利民众口袋中”的誓言的无情嘲笑。