ROME, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Italy plans to spend more than 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) of state money next year to support the automotive sector, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said at a meeting in Rome with representatives of carmaker Stellantis STLAM.MI.

"We are aware that the automotive sector is facing huge changes. That is why, in a difficult budgetary context, the government has made a significant effort by allocating more than 1 billion euros to help the industry," Urso said.

($1 = 0.9517 euros)

(Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte, editing by Giselda Vagnoni)

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