Brussels, 15/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - The Portuguese public finance consolidation forecasts for 2015 vary according to whether they are made by the Portuguese government or the country's institutional lenders, which point to a weakening of the structural budget reforms.
The Portuguese government expects a nominal budget deficit of 2.7% of GDP in 2015, while the mission projects 3.1%. In a joint press release, the European Commission and the Portuguese government state: “Although the...