ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appears to be edging closer to a politically viable tax on banks, with both sides more open to compromise after earlier attempts fizzled under pressure from financial elites. It signals growing acceptance of levies on credit institutions in Europe as war, trade restrictions and rising debt put strain on government coffers ahead of annual budget talks. Since banks grew rich off rising interest rates, Meloni has sought to impose levies to make up for a