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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8403
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/stability pact

Commission prepares to caution Portugal on overspending in 2003

Brussels, 18/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is preparing to draw Portugal's attention to a risk of overspending on its public finances in 2003, because of growth lower than government predictions. The Commission will make a statement on Wednesday on the stability programme presented by Lisbon for the 2003 - 2006 period, and its recommendations will be examined by the Ecofin Council of 7 March. Rebuked by its partners for its excessive deficits in 2001, Portugal committed...

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