Statement by the EC, ECB, and IMF on the Second Review Mission to Portugal

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"(...) the envisaged adjustment program for the troubled autonomous region of Madeira will provide an opportunity to signal that errant fiscal behaviour at the regional and local levels will no longer be tolerated."

"The authorities are putting in place the rules that will regulate the temporary use of public funds for recapitalizing banks. These rules will need to respect the interests of tax payers (...)"

"In order to improve labour cost competitiveness, wages in the private sector should follow the lead taken by the public sector in implementing sustained pay cuts."

"(...) more progress on curbing rent-seeking in sheltered sectors, particularly energy and regulated professions, is needed."