Italy, along with eight other countries, is not fully in line with the European Union's fiscal policy guidance. Therefore, Rome must ensure that its fiscal policies for 2024 follow Brussels' recommendations, reducing net current spending and, in some cases, further eliminating energy support measures. This is the preliminary assessment that the European Commission, by word of Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, makes of the maneuver presented by the Meloni government. Italy is in good company among countries whose fiscal situation is only partially in line: in fact, Austria, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovakia are also in the same situation.