Mussolini bypassed parliament via decree powers for fiscal policy
Evidence
A royal decree is synonymous with a presidential executive order— one that does not require a bill to be introduced in the parliament and subjected to scrutiny and debate. See “Legal Decree for the Delegation of Full Powers to Sir Majesty’s Government for the Rearrangement of the Taxation System and of Public Administration,” Law 1601, December 3, in GU 293 (December 15, 1922). — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1700
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies that a royal decree equals an executive order, and shows Mussolini used it for tax and administrative reform.
- XREF: connects to: The regime sought to amend the constitution to make parliament pliant