Dutch PM candidate: ignore 3 percent budget rule

Published August 16, 2012 7:52am ET



AMSTERDAM (AP) — One of the leading candidates in the upcoming Dutch national elections said he would not feel bound by Europe’s rule to keep budget deficits within a certain limit if elected prime minister.

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