Italy govt wins Senate confidence vote on budget, moves on to lower house

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government on Monday won a confidence vote in the Senate on its 2020 budget, which will now move on to the Chamber of Deputies where it must be passed by the end of the year.The budget targets the fiscal deficit to remain at 2.2% of gross domestic product in 2020 for a third consecutive year.The government won the Senate vote by 166-128.Confidence votes are often used by governments in Italy to accelerate the passage of legislation by truncating debate and voting on..