property taxes en Cash-strapped Italy considers church property
taxes <!-- google_ad_section_start --><div class="field field-
type-text field-field-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div
class="field-item odd"> <p>Cash strapped as it seeks to avoid
the European debt crisis, Italy's parliament is debating a
measure to force church-owned properties to pay property
taxes.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-
text field-field-body"> <div class="field-items"> <div
class="field-item odd"> <p>Strapped for cash as it seeks to
avoid falling victim to the European debt crisis, Italy's
parliament is debating a measure that will force church-owned
properties to pay property taxes - <em>writes Eric J.
Lyman</em>.</p> <p>Prime Minister Mario Monti, head of an
unelected government appointed last November to push through
difficult reforms, is under pressure to increase tax revenue,
reduce government spending, and jump-start growth in order to
assuage fears that Italy could be forced to default on its
debt.<