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Green- caused a positive response
Red- negative response
Yellow- aims
Purple- Facts

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It reduced Italy's from tourism

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His economic policies were aimed at increasing national prestige rather than economics. He restored the lira to the gold standard

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The battle for lire was launched in 1926

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BAD- edged the country closer to recession

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Between 1925 to 1938, the total value of Italian exports fell by 49% from 44,370 million lire to 21,750 million lire

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"I want to tell you that we will fight the economic battle to defend the lira with the firmness. To the people in this square and to the whole of the world, I declare that I will defend the lira to my last breath, to the last drop of my blood. I will never inflict upon the marvellous people of Italy, who for four years have worked like heroes and suffered like saints, the moral and economic disaster that would follow the collapse of the lira. The Fascist regime will resist the speculation of hostile financial forces. Our lira, the symbol of the nation must and will be defended" - Mussolini 18th August 1926

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Mussolini wanted to reduce inflation to prove to Italians that he could provide stability.

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By 1927 the value of the lira had fallen from 150 to the pound

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He revalued the lira at a rate of 90  to the pound (Quota Novanta)

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Mussolini thought it was prudent to protect industry from foreign competition by increasing tariffs on imports by 12%