Public debt increases in February to 234.5 billion euros – RTP

According to the statistical bulletin of April, now published by the central bank, public debt in the view of Maastricht, which account for Brussels, was 234,585 million in February, over 2,716 million of that recorded in January.

 Compared to the figure at the end of 2014, the
 Net debt increased from deposits of 208,128 million in
 December to the 207 984 million in February, a decrease
 144 million euros in two months.

Whereas the first two months of the year, the state increased the debt by 9,305 million euros, as it closed 2014 with a debt 225 280 million, equivalent to 130.2 percent of gross domestic product.

In a statement released Wednesday, the institution led by Carlos Costa explains that this increase in the first two months of 2015 “reflects overall net issuance of bonds and Savings certificates and Treasury.”

Excluding deposits of public administration, public debt in the view of Maastricht fell from 372 million euros in February when comparing with the previous month, encrypting up to 207,984 million euros in the second month of this year.
External accounts with 290.9 million surplus

 Another fact revealed by the Bank of Portugal with regard to the external sector, which until February reached a surplus of 290.9 million euros, having recorded a deficit of 524.1 million euros in the same period 2014.

According to the statistical bulletin released today by the central bank, until February this year, the current account recorded a deficit of 20.9 million euros, while in the same period of 2014 also showed a negative balance, but much higher of 913.3 million euros.

Now the balance of current capital reached 311.9 million euros, down from 389.3 million euros in February 2014.

With regard only to the month of January, the external accounts (resulting from the sum of the current account and capital account) recorded a surplus of 277.8 million euros, having registered a deficit of 410, 1 million euros in the same month of 2014.

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