Spain's prime minister publishes income, tax accounts in bid to defuse corruption allegations

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy leaves at a EU Budget summit at the European Council building for a break in Brussels on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. European Union leaders closed in on a deal that would cut the bloc's budget for the first time in history and deliver a strong message that years of expanding EU powers were on the wane. If a deal emerges Friday, the budget would still need to be ratified by the European Parliament, and early signs suggest that may prove problematic. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2013 file photo, a protestor sprays graffiti reading, "Rajoy, thief" during a demonstration against corruption in Madrid, Spain. After two years of recession, harsh austerity programs, sky-high unemployment and an unstable footing on the world’s markets. Now comes a corruption scandal that has shaken the government to its core. And it’s raising questions whether Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy can survive the fallout from allegations that he and others benefited from years of slush fund handouts. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE _ In this Jan. 18, 2013 file photo, people shout slogans as they hold a banner reading 'Spain's Prime Minister, resign thief!' as they protest against corruption outside the Popular Party's headquarters in central Madrid. After two years of recession, harsh austerity programs, sky-high unemployment and an unstable footing on the world’s markets. Now comes a corruption scandal that has shaken the government to its core. And it’s raising questions whether Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy can survive the fallout from allegations that he and others benefited from years of slush fund handouts.(AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File) (The Associated Press)