In the spring economic forecasts, Brussels predicts a budget surplus in Portugal of 0.4% this year and 0.5% in 2025, when previously it pointed to a surplus of 0.1% this year and 0% in 2025.

However, the starting point for these forecasts is better, as the community executive previously expected a surplus of 0.8% in 2023 and this was set at 1.2%.