US: G8 Reaches Broad Consensus On Growth Vs Deficit Cuts -- Reuters
HUNTSVILLE Ontario, June 25 (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders have agreed on the need to stay focused on immediate growth goals while tackling public finances "going forward", a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
"There is a broad consensus among the G8 leaders, a convergence of views, if you will, as they head into the G20, about how to maintain durable growth, while also reaffirming, of course, the common shared commitments to fiscal consolidation going forward," the official told reporters.
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