Showing posts with label Portugal's economic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal's economic. Show all posts

August 31, 2011

Portugal plans biggest spending cuts for 50 years

The Portuguese government is planning the country's biggest spending cuts in 50 years, a move its finance minister described as "unprecedented".

Vitor Gaspar said the centre-right Social Democratic administration would reduce public spending from the current 44.2% of Portugal's annual economic output or GDP to 43.5% by 2015.