意大利通胀升至4.1%创三年新高，梅洛尼致信欧盟求预算弹性
意大利国家统计局（ISTAT）公布，9月欧盟统一口径消费者价格同比上涨4.1%，高于8月的3.2%，为三年来最高，也高于市场预期的3.8%。国内口径通胀同比为4.2%，能源价格受中东局势推动大涨是主要推手。
总理梅洛尼表示将致信欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩，要求在计算赤字参数时计入通胀冲击，并争取额外预算弹性。意大利监管机构ARERA同时宣布，受保护用户第四季度电价大幅上调，家庭账单压力进一步上升。
政府称未来两年将动用约140亿欧元、借助欧盟「国家豁免条款」压低企业能源成本。2026年意大利赤字预计降至GDP的2.9%，为2019年以来首次低于欧盟3%上限，但2027年起预计再度回升。
通胀反弹正值梅洛尼政府编列任内最后一份预算、并为明年大选做准备之际，生活成本已成为意大利国内政治的核心议题。
Italy Inflation Hits 4.1%, a Three-Year High, as Meloni Seeks EU Budget Leeway
Italy's statistics agency ISTAT reported that EU-harmonised consumer prices rose 4.1% year on year in September, up from 3.2% in August, the highest in three years and above a 3.8% forecast. The domestic index rose 4.2%, driven mainly by surging energy prices amid turmoil in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she would write to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seeking additional flexibility under EU budget rules to reflect the inflation shock. Energy regulator ARERA also announced a sharp fourth-quarter rise in regulated electricity prices, adding to household bill pressure.
The government says it will spend about 14 billion euros over two years, using the EU national escape clause, to lower energy costs for firms. Italy's 2026 deficit is estimated at 2.9% of GDP, below the EU's 3% ceiling for the first time since 2019, before rising again from 2027.
The inflation jump comes as Meloni prepares her final budget before a national election due next year, with the cost of living at the centre of Italian politics.
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