MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s Finance Ministry said it expects to cut government spending next year by 4.3% as revenue slumps because of a plunge in oil prices and flagging crude production.
The government plans to trim the 2016 budget by 135 billion pesos (US$8.9bil) from the spending level planned in 2015, according to a statement from the ministry.
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