Spain debt to hit 90.5% of GDP in 2013

Spain's public debt is set to reach 85.3% of gross domestic product in 2012 and 90.5% in 2013, well above previous forecasts, according to figures in a draft budget submitted to parliament on Saturday.

The cash-strapped government estimates that total funding requirements this year to reach 207.173 billion euros gross as it struggles with a financial crisis likely to require an international bailout.