The Fascist manifesto (1919), by Fasci di Combattimento

The Manifesto is divided into four sections, describing Fascist objectives in political, social, military and financial fields.

Politically, the Manifesto calls for:
universal suffrage at age 18, including non-landowners
proportional representation on a regional basis
voting for women (which was opposed by every other European nation)
representation at government level of newly created National Councils by economic sector, and
the abolition of the Italian Senate, which were political appointments made by the King to his friends.

The National Councils would combine workers, professionals and employers. The concept was rooted in corporatist ideology and derived in part from Catholic church social doctrine,

At the time, the Senate, as the upper house of parliament, was by process elected by the wealthier citizens, but were in reality direct appointments by the King. (It has been described as a sort of extended council of the Crown.)

In labour and social policy, the Manifesto calls for:
an 8-hour day and a minimum wage
involvement of workers’ representatives in industry
reorganisation of the transport sector
revision of the draft law on invalidity insurance, and
reduction of the retirement age from 65 to 55.

In military affairs, the Manifesto advocates:
creation of a short-service national militia with specifically defensive responsibilities
armaments factories are to be nationalised, and
a peaceful but competitive foreign policy.

In finance, the Manifesto advocates:
a heavy progressive tax on capital (envisaging a “partial expropriation” of concentrated wealth)
expropriation of the property of religious congregations
revision of all contracts for military provisions and
sequestration of 85% of all war profits by the state.

The Manifesto thus combined elements of contemporary democratic and progressive thought (franchise reform, Senate abolition, labour reform, limited nationalisation, taxes on wealth and war profits) with corporatist emphasis on the subsuming of class antagonisms in national effort. However, it is to be noted that none of these statements are specifically influenced by Marxism in any way.