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El Pais said the accounts showed 11 years of payments to Mr Rajoy of €25,200 a year and regular handouts to a number of other party leaders.
The report is bound to damage further the credibility of Mr Rajoy as he battles a deep recession and one of Europe's highest unemployment levels.
The People's Party secretary general, Maria Dolores de Cospedal, denied the allegations and said: "We have absolutely nothing to hide."
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