The cost of the much-awaited measures, which range from a civil servant pay rise to an increase in welfare benefits, will be offset by better than expected tax revenue so far this year.
As a result, the deficit was still expected to be 5% of gross domestic product, unchanged from previous estimates, the sources said.
($1 = 0.9826 euros)
(Reporting by Leigh Thomas; Editing by Richard Lough)
