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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10598

20 April 2012
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) italy
Commission says it is possible for Italy's budget to be in surplus next year

Brussels, 19/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission believes that the revised economic forecasts issued by Italy will enable the country to make a substantial primary budget surplus in 2013, which could reduce its public debt by some €2 trillion. “These measures will help Italy to achieve sizeable structural surplus next year. We think it is achievable”, said a European Commission spokesperson on Thursday 19 April.

On Wednesday, Mario Monti's government announced that it...

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