Portugal's Draft Budget Targets Lower Deficit Despite Steep Slowdown

Portugal’s Draft Budget Targets Lower Deficit Despite Steep Slowdown

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal unveiled its draft 2023 budget on Monday, projecting a steep slowdown in economic growth with high energy and food prices expected to weigh on private consumption, but still promising to further slash the public deficit. The document that the government submitted to parliament, where the ruling centre-left Socialists have…

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EU Eyes Multi-year Fiscal Plans That Include Investment, Reform -Gentiloni

EU Eyes Multi-year Fiscal Plans That Include Investment, Reform -Gentiloni

By Jan Strupczewski (Reuters) – The ongoing reform of EU fiscal rules could give governments more leeway in plans that combine debt cuts with investment and reforms, in exchange for greater accountability, the EU’s Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday. Speaking to an insurance conference in Rome, Gentiloni said the European Commission would present…

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