CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Italy's deputy prime minister suggested on Friday banks and energy companies should be ready to bring forward tax payments to help boost public finances without an official tax hike.

On Friday Giorgia Meloni will become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister since the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini. The keys to her government’s longevity have been relatively harmonious relations within the ruling coalition and Ms Meloni’s skill at managing differences among its members.

Italy will extend a tax cut on diesel fuel prices until Sept. 10, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government continues to shield consumers ahead of a general election expected next year, according to an Italian official.

Italian fishermen for two years incinerated most of the invasive Atlantic blue crabs caught in the Po River Delta south of Venice. Few Italians had an appetite for the alien predator blamed for decimating their prized Manila clams.

The art of perfumery is still alive and well in Florence at a handful of places. Founded by Daniele Cavalli (son of Roberto) with help from master perfumer Sileno Cheloni, Profumoir has both a shop and a laboratory where you can create your own scent guided by one of their perfumers.

See the 2026 Italian Grand Prix odds as Lando Norris leads the market and championship leader Kimi Antonelli prepares to start from the back at Monza.

Kimi Antonelli is eager to show his progress at his home grand prix, despite starting at the back of the grid.

With 20 regions and hundreds of pasta shapes, Italy’s food scene rewards travelers who eat regionally.

By Angelo Amante and Claudia Cristoferi ROME/MILAN, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Italian far-right politician Roberto Vannacci will attend a key business forum this week, a sign of his growing mainstream acceptance as he climbs the polls on a platform that critics say disparages migrants,