In a statement聲明 with distinctly明顯的 political overtones色彩, no doubt with next month's general election in mind, the prime minister on Tuesday night focused more on what is not included in the €78 billion package than what is.
There will, he assured the Portuguese people he was addressing in a live television broadcast, be no more cuts in public sector salaries, no abolition廢除 of holiday and Christmas bonuses, and no freeze in the lowest pensions養老金 - some of which in Portugal, are well below遠低於 €300 a month.
Essentially本質上, Mr Socrates stressed, the plan coincides恰巧 with the austerity package緊縮方案 parliament rejected last month, leading to the minority少數 Socialist government's resignation, but is more far-reaching in some areas and calls for rigorous嚴格 analysis and monitoring of progress. And, he said, it also includes some labour market勞動市場 reforms that he did not detail.
More information, and less politics, is expected from IMF and EU officials on Wednesday. Portugal's right-of-centre opposition parties, which have been consulted by the visiting officials during the past two weeks, had said they backed支持 the bailout緊急 bid in principle.
Alison Roberts, BBC News, Lisbon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110504_witn_portugal_economy_page.shtml
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