<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to an analysis made by the economic daily ‘Italia Oggi’ the new Prodi government, because of an exceptionally large number (63) of ‘outside’ members (i.e.not MPs) will cost the  Italian exchequer around EUR14.7million per year — twice as much as the salaries of the Berlusconi government in 2001.  Does not the Commission consider that the new Prodi government’s unexpected exceeding of expenditure limits right from the start constitutes a blatant violation of the Maastricht criteria and the Stability Pact, which Italy was called upon to comply with on several occasions?  Does it not consider that the Italian Government should be asked to make an appropriate cut in the astronomical cost of maintaining itself?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [1]. </s>
According to an analysis made by the economic daily ‘Italia Oggi’ the new Prodi government, because of an exceptionally large number (63) of ‘outside’ members (i.e.not MPs) will cost the  Italian exchequer around EUR14.7million per year — twice as much as the salaries of the Berlusconi government in 2001.  Does not the Commission consider that the new Prodi government’s unexpected exceeding of expenditure limits right from the start constitutes a blatant violation of the Maastricht criteria and the Stability Pact, which Italy was called upon to comply with on several occasions?  Does it not consider that the Italian Government should be asked to make an appropriate cut in the astronomical cost of maintaining itself?