18/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the Portuguese government unveiled its new finance law, noting that it aims to protect Portugal's crediblity, along with the EU's crediblity, and meet the comitments made under the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. The draft budget is based on gorwth forecats of 2.4% in 2005, and a budget deficit of 2.8% GDP in 2005 (in line with the Stabity and Growth Pact requirements).