The Spanish government, headed by PM Marian Rajoy, will unveil its 2013 budget on Friday, and is also expected to announce a new package of structural reforms, and the final stress test of Spanish banks.

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Worse still is the structural component's shape: notches and sharp corners create concentrations of stress that can initiate cracks.

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