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«According to new official figures, Portugal’s central government deficit increased by €200m ($280m) in the first nine months of 2010, compared with the same period last year, as income tax revenue fell 7.6 per cent and social security spending rose by 6 per cent.

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Commerzbank said it now seemed “barely possible” that the government would meet its target of reducing the budget deficit from 9.4 per cent of gross domestic product in 2009 to 7.3 per cent this year.

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The bank said the deficit was likely to remain above target despite extraordinary revenue of €2.6bn from a deal with Portugal Telecom, which is transferring its pension funds to the state. The income from the deal is roughly the equivalent of 1.5 per cent of GDP, or three-quarters of the deficit cut planned for this year.» (FT)

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