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Greek 2010 deficit revised up to 10.6 pct of GDP

by fm

17th October 2011

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Greece's budget deficit reached 10.6 percent of GDP in 2010, the country's statistics office said on Monday, revising the data slightly up from a previous estimate of 10.5 percent of GDP.

"According to provisional source data, the deficit of the general government for 2010 … is estimated at 24.1 billion euros (10.6 percent of Gross Domestic Product)," the office said in a statement.

The statistics office also revised the 2010 general government debt figure to 144.9 percent of GDP from 142.8 percent of GDP.