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Vienna (Austria), Oct 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Christian Bruna) Austrian Finance Minister Gernot Bluemel appeared in the Austrian parliament to report on the state budget. The congress venue is temporarily located at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.FOOTAGE FROM THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT ON THE STATE BUDGET, WHICH WAS PRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, GERNOT BLUEMEL.
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