Italian PM apologises over long welfare delays

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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte apologised to millions of struggling Italians who have yet to receive long promised financial aid meant to help them get through the coronavirus crisis, according to AFP.

The government has launched various schemes aimed at supporting struggling families and companies, but weeks after some measures were unveiled the funds have yet to arrive in people's bank accounts.

“There have been, and still are, some delays in the sums being disbursed,” Conte wrote on Facebook, acknowledging that funding mechanisms were proving “complicated”.

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