BERLIN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The premier of the German state of Lower Saxony, which holds a blocking minority stake in Volkswagen , backs an earlier-than-planned merger of the carmaker with Porsche , he said on Monday.
The firms had been planning to merge by the end of 2011.
(Reporting by Hans-Edzard Busemann, writing by Madeline Chambers)
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