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This was, according to Mr Gaspar, a "recognition" of Portuguese efforts but not a sign that renegotiation was imminent.
BBC: Austerity: Views across Europe
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Earlier Portugal's Finance Minister, Vitor Gaspar, admitted the tax rises were "enormous", but were "another determined step toward recovery".
BBC: Portugal set for major tax rises as 2013 budget hits
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Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar conceded that the tax rises were "enormous", but also called them "another determined step toward recovery".
BBC: Portugal passes another austerity budget
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Dr Bobby Gaspar of Great Ormond Street Hospital welcomed the committee's decision.
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Mr. Gaspar's plan is to begin borrowing now to cushion his country for the second half of 2014 when the bailout money runs out.
WSJ: Good Omens But No Guarantees for Portugal
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"Financial forces have been dominating the adjustment process in the euro area, " Mr. Gaspar told an audience of economic policy makers in Brussels on Tuesday.
WSJ: Good Omens But No Guarantees for Portugal
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"There's plenty of oil, but the costs of developing major new reserves in hard-to-get-to places are 100% higher than a decade ago, " says analyst George Gaspar at Robert W. Baird.
FORBES: The Big Plunge
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"There's plenty of oil, but the costs of developing major new reserves in hard-to-get-to places are 100% higher than a decade ago, " says analyst George Gaspar at Milwaukee, Wisconsin investment bank Robert W. Baird.
FORBES: The Big Plunge