Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s 2020 budget is set to pass in an initial vote in parliament on Friday after the Left Bloc joined other parties in announcing it will abstain.
The announced abstention of the Left Bloc, the Communists, Greens and the People-Animals-Nature party are enough to let the minority government’s budget pass after the ruling Socialist Party increased its number of seats in parliament to 108 in the 230-seat chamber following the Oct. 6 election. Approval requires a simple majority.
Via Bloomberg
