Spain toughens stance on deficit

Spain's government is digging in its heels over trimming its deficit.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is lobbying Brussels, trying to get more lenient deficit targets from the European Commission.

Madrid argues that with the economy slipping into recession it cannot cut spending by more than 40 billion euros this year to reach a deficit target of 4.4 percent of gross domestic product.

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