AlHijjah 22, 1432, Nov 18, 2011, SPA -- Italy's lower chamber of parliament has begun deliberations ahead of a confidence vote for the government formed by Premier Mario Monti aimed at saving Italy from its debt crisis, AP reported. Monti is to address the Chamber of Deputies Friday morning. On Thursday, Monti's government won a vote of confidence 281-25 after he pledged to reform the pension system, re-impose a tax on first homes annulled by Silvio Berlusconi's government, fight tax evasion, streamline civil court proceedings, get more women and youth into the work force, and cut political costs. During Thursday's vote, anti-austerity rioters clashed with police in several cities. Monti was chosen to lead after Italy's spiraling financial crisis felled Berlusconi's 3 1/2-year-old government. -- SPA
