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Fri 10 Oct 2010Ireland had highest deficit in EU
Ireland had the largest budget deficit in the European Union region last year, new figures revealed today show.
According to European statistics office Eurostat, the country's budget deficit was 14.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) last year, ahead of Spain at 11.1 per cent and Portugal at 9.3 per cent.
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