Portuguese public debt, in Maastricht terms, decreased by approximately 7,550 million euros in the month of July. This value represents a significant drop in the total amount of the country's debt.
According to the data released today by the Bank of Portugal, the value of public debt stood at 286,340 million euros at the end of July. This is the debt that counts for reporting purposes to Brussels, i.e., the debt according to European criteria.
The decrease of 7,550 million euros represents a significant monthly reduction, although the article does not provide information on the reasons for this drop or on comparisons with previous months or with the same period last year.




