Italy BANS Sunday shopping: New deputy PM announces crackdown on trading laws he says are ‘destroying families’ since stores were allowed to open on the Sabbath in 2012

The new Italian government will introduce a ban on Sunday shopping in large commercial centres before the end of the year.

The right-leaning government will move to tighten trading rules in an effort to defend family traditions, deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday. Former Italian PM Mario Monti liberalised Sunday trading in 2012 in a bid to spur economic growth during the eurozone crisis. He faced pressure from the Roman Catholic Church and unions who said the country needed to keep its traditional day of rest.

'This liberalisation is in fact destroying Italian families,' said Di Maio, who is head of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement.

'We need to start limiting opening and closing times again,' he said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6148485/Italys-deputy-PM-announces-crackdown-Sunday-trading.html

A bold move, I wonder if that will apply in tourist areas.

I loved shopping in Italy, the assistants take so much time preparing and wrapping your purchases, even inexpensive items, it's like they really care.

I like that idea

religious or not, it is a good thing to have one day in a busy week for your family, friends and some quiet time, if needed