ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena has repaid 3.1 billion euros (£2.51 billion) in state aid and an additional 329 million euros in interest, the Italian Treasury said on Tuesday, confirming plans announced by the bank a day earlier.
The payment follows successful completion of the bank's 5 billion euro capital increase last week.
The bank, Italy's third-largest by number of branches, was rescued through 4.1 billion euros of state aid in the form of special loans after being hit by the euro zone crisis and a derivatives scandal.
(Reporting By James Mackenzie; editing by Keiron Henderson)