Webuild denies seeking €22 billion in extra costs from Italian government

• Webuild rejected media claims it sought EUR 22 billion in extra costs from the Italian government, calling the report unfounded.
• Messages sent to institutions covered matured contractual obligations, including receivables for certified work completed, not new claims.
• The EUR 22 billion figure referred to reserves and change orders logged under public-works accounting procedures, not amounts due or booked.
• About EUR 13 billion related to reserves for work already carried out; the remainder was an estimate tied to work yet to be done.
• Webuild said the issue is funding coverage; it welcomed signs RFI resumed overdue invoice payments following resources received from MEF.

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