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Rehn Rejects ‘False’ Choice Between Austerity, Stimulus

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The European Union must implement measures both to consolidate public finance and boost economic growth, the bloc’s Economic and Monetary commissioner Olli Rehn said at a conference today in the Estonian capital, Tallinn.

“The debate on consolidation versus growth is a false debate,” Rehn said. “We need to stay on course with regards to fiscal consolidation and we need actions to boost growth.”