2012.10.15 Cerco a S.Bento ! Este não é o nosso Orçamento !
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Thousands protest in Portugal over 2013 budget
There seems to be a protest almost every day somewhere in Europe, and
last night it was the turn of the people of Portugal again. Under the
watchful eye of hundreds of police in riot gear thousands of people took
to the streets of the capital, Lisbon, to voice their anger of the
passing of the country's budget for next year.
2,000 or so protestors surrounded the Parliament building, where the budget was being formalised, in disgust over the fact that 2013 is most definitely going to be an extraordinarily tough time for the Portuguese people. Prime Minister Pedro Passos rubber-stamped yet more tax rises and harsh spending cuts, which will see the country spiral into a recession for the third year running. The cuts are needed to stay in line with the conditions of the 78 billion Euro (almost £63 billion) bailout, the government received last year to stop the country going bankrupt. The angry protestors cried out for the resignation of the PM and his government: "It's time for you to leave" and "Passos, go, you're a son of a gun."
Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar said if the country doesn't stick on the current path of austerity, it could be catastrophic for its people. Opposition Socialists called the tax hike 'a fiscal atomic bomb,' saying it denied the country growth and jobs creation.
Written and presented by Marverine Cole.
2,000 or so protestors surrounded the Parliament building, where the budget was being formalised, in disgust over the fact that 2013 is most definitely going to be an extraordinarily tough time for the Portuguese people. Prime Minister Pedro Passos rubber-stamped yet more tax rises and harsh spending cuts, which will see the country spiral into a recession for the third year running. The cuts are needed to stay in line with the conditions of the 78 billion Euro (almost £63 billion) bailout, the government received last year to stop the country going bankrupt. The angry protestors cried out for the resignation of the PM and his government: "It's time for you to leave" and "Passos, go, you're a son of a gun."
Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar said if the country doesn't stick on the current path of austerity, it could be catastrophic for its people. Opposition Socialists called the tax hike 'a fiscal atomic bomb,' saying it denied the country growth and jobs creation.
Written and presented by Marverine Cole.
Portugal protests against tough tax hikes
Hundreds of protesters stayed out in front of the Portugese parliament
building late into Monday night after the government announced sweeping
tax rises.
They are rallying against the government and its latest budget, which includes pension cuts, higher property taxes and a levy on financial transactions.
But Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar says the country has no choice but to stay on the austerity path.
"In 2013 the budget deficit will stand at 7.5 billion euros, this corresponds to around 4.5 percent of GDP", he said.
However, some economists argue that the latest tax hikes could destroy any prospect for Portugese growth.
The country is facing a a third year of recession, with unemployment at nearly sixteen percent and the government struggling to comply with the terms of a 78 billion euro international bailout.
They are rallying against the government and its latest budget, which includes pension cuts, higher property taxes and a levy on financial transactions.
But Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar says the country has no choice but to stay on the austerity path.
"In 2013 the budget deficit will stand at 7.5 billion euros, this corresponds to around 4.5 percent of GDP", he said.
However, some economists argue that the latest tax hikes could destroy any prospect for Portugese growth.
The country is facing a a third year of recession, with unemployment at nearly sixteen percent and the government struggling to comply with the terms of a 78 billion euro international bailout.
Concentração, Cerco a São Bento este não é o nosso orçamento
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