Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has announced his "last great electoral and political battle" with a sweeping promise to cut taxes and the cost of government if his centre-right party wins elections this month.
Speaking at a rally in Milan, he disclosed what he had billed before the speech as a "shock proposal" – a promise to reimburse Italian families for a much-hated tax on their primary residences.
That tax, known as IMU, was imposed last year by outgoing prime minister Mario Monti to help with Italy's financial crisis, after it had been abolished in 2008 by Mr Berlusconi.
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