What does the new electoral law entail, and what will change? 

Article 8 (which extends voting rights to students living away from home and family carers), as amended by the Senate, has also been given the green light. The majority has shown great unity. All centre-right MPs were present, and there were very few absences – all of which were strictly authorised. The call to arms has worked so far

Electoral law: the House of Commons has also approved the third vote of confidence; the final vote by secret ballot is due to take place today - 

Fines, road tax, IMU and TARI: CAFs are also stepping in to help with applications for the ‘Quinquies’ debt write-off scheme

With the activation of the NEC (National Escape Clause), officially requested by the Government from the European Commission, it is envisaged that this will be used to allocate 0.3 per cent of GDP to defence spending in both 2027 and 2028

Defence: from service accommodation to the centralisation of procurement – the operational measures set out in the DPFP

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, quoted by TASS: “Our armed forces are continuing their work”

The Kremlin: ‘European diplomats should decide whether to evacuate from Kyiv; we will continue our air strikes’

The Treasury has published the factsheet on the bond being offered from 19 to 23 October: a step-up structure with an increase in yield from the third and fifth years onwards

For the new BTp Valore, the coupons increase in three stages

Pension expenditure set to rise in 2027: an increase of 14.7 billion to account for inflation

“Paesaggio che vai. Cammini d’Italia per fare comunità” gets underway – an initiative by Acri and 12 banking foundations

Over-65s, those on low incomes, and those receiving cash payments: who is left out of digital payments

Illegal workers and money laundering: major operation by the Gdf between Ravenna and San Marino

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