The government had slashed its deficit to €65.5 million by the end of April compared to €261.4 million in the previous year, official data for January to April, issued on Wednesday shows. But government debt rose by €1,139.0 million to €11,974.2 million and debt servicing costs totalled €105.0 million, an increase of €10.7 million when compared to the previous year.  [...]