German Financial Minister Scholz on the wires

Scholz on Italy and Brexit

• Doing all we can to get a Brexit deal
• Hard Brexit would be the worst option for Britain
• Hard Brexit would affect the UK most, but no-one would escape free
• Expects Italian Gov't will take the necessary decisions
• Says not demanding austerity for Italy, but caution
• Quite optimistic there will be a good solution on Italy budget