BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's tax take jumped by 1.9 percent on the year in July to 44 billion euros, finance ministry data showed on Thursday, highlighting sound government finances in Europe's largest economy less than five weeks before a federal vote.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has made the economy a pillar of her campaign to win a third term in office in an election on September 22, seeking to win voters over with campaign slogans such as "solid finances" and "strong economy".
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