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2011-12-03 — telegraph.co.uk
``"This measure is more than sufficient to meet the budget deficit goal in 2011," said Helder Rosalino, secretary of state for central administration, on Friday. Portugal said it had informed the EU and IMF and assured them it would be a "one-off". However the 2010 budget was met by shifting three pension plans from Portugal Telecom on to the public social security system. The liabilities don't count, yet. ''
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