Statistics published by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) Wednesday confirmed that the country has begun to slowly move out of recession. INE's data shows that the first quarter of 2010 shows the Spain's GNP grew by 0.1 percent compared with that of the previous quarter. Nevertheless, the economy has shrunk by 1.3 percent when compared with the first quarter of 2009. Civil Servants will suffer 5 percent pay cuts, meaning an average reduction of 75 euros (95 U.S. dollars) in their monthly pay. Government ministers will suffer a 15 percent cut, while Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero also announced the end of the 2,500 euros(3,175 dollars) grant for newly born children along with a 600 million euro (761 million dollars) reduction in overseas humanitarian aid over the next two years. Zapatero admitted to the Spanish Parliament that these actions could lead to a slowdown in the economic recovery over the coming months. 