BRASILIA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's revenue collection hit a record high of 1.289 trillion reals (228.57 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, up by 9 percent year on year, the Federal Revenue service said Thursday in its latest report.
Brazil's public-sector earnings also jumped 11 percent to reach a record high in June of 208.8 billion reals (37.04 billion dollars), said the report.
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