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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Greece beats budget targets so far this year

Greece's Deputy Finance Minister Christos Staikouras talks to reporters while presenting budget figures at the finance ministry in central Athens, on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Staikouras said that preliminary figures show the state budget had a primary surplus _ excluding interest payments on outstanding debt _ of 2.6 billion euros ($3.5 billion) for January-July. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is beating its budget targets by a wide margin so far this year, finance ministry figures showed Monday, a sign the country's painful cost cuts and tax increases, combined with international bailout funds, are paying off.



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