8-mth PSBR falls 2 bn to 30.1 bn (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, September 1 - The public-sector borrowing requirement fell around two billion euros to 30.1 billion in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period last year, the Treasury said Thursday. In August the PSBR was 6.7 billion against 7.8 a year previously, it said. The Treasury said the trend in public finances was in line with the government's economic blueprint, the DEF (Economic and Financial Document).