Italian navy could afford new building and completion of ships according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1894-1895 no. 5

An item referred to the magazine Le Yacht reporting that the Italian naval budget included a post of 23.360.000 francs needed to complete or start the building of
-completion 1st class battleship Sicilia at Venice
-begun 2nd class battleship Ammiraglio Saint-Bon at Castellamare
-begun 2-2nd class battleships
-completion cruiser Marco Polo at Naples
-completion cruiser Calabria at Spezia
-begin cruiser
-begun armoured cruisers Carlo Alberto at Spezia, Vettor Pisani at Castellamara, Guiseppe Garibaldi at Sestri Ponente, Varese at Livorno and a fifth vessel
-begun 2 aviso torpedoboats Partenope type
-completion aviso Governolo at Venice and the aviso torpedo boat Caprera at Livorno
-begun 2 destroyers and further more high sea torpedo boats, small steamships and other vessels for special services.