Giancarlo Giorgetti announced a €3.5 billion package to be added to Italy's 2026 budget that aims to support businesses with measures such as Transizione 5.0, Industry 5.0 support, hyper-amortization incentives and tax credits for special economic zones.The move followed a surprise presentation at a Senate Budget Committee meeting and comes amid a flood of amendments that has forced reprogramming of funds for a major Calabria–Sicily infrastructure project promoted by Matteo Salvini and introduced a scratch-off lottery to raise money for CONI as well as a €5 million allocation for La Scala.Treasury officials are weighing coverage options that sources expect will fall largely on the pensions and insurance sectors, and Guido Quintino Liris praised placing the interventions in the budget so that Parliament, rather than a presidential decree, can manage a complex fiscal package while critics warned that the torrent of amendments has created chaos.