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Saudi Arabia plans spending cuts to trim deficit amid virus

by Isabel Debre
| December 16, 2020 2:30 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia plans to cut more than 7% in spending next year, the finance ministry said, as the region’s biggest oil producer seeks to trim a gaping budget deficit amid the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices.

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