LISBON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced on Saturday that the government had spent 1.682 billion euros (1.713 billion U.S. dollars) this year on measures to contain inflation.
According to him, the money was used for "fiscal measures to control the rise in prices and support to contain production costs," as well as measures to help "the most vulnerable families and the most energy-dependent economic activities."
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