Dutch budget deficit to rise to 3.4% this year – finance ministry

　　div classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodivpAMSTERDAM Reuters – The Dutch governments budget deficit will rise to 3.4 of GDP in 2022, the finance ministry said on Friday in its spring budget update, up from expectations of a 2.4 shortfall forecast in September.p

　　pThe countrys finances are being impacted by plans to lighten the impact on consumers of high energy prices, notably by cutting taxes on gasoline at the pump.pdivdivdiv classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodiv

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　　pp Reporting by Toby Sterling Editing by Hugh Lawsonp

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