New warning for Portugal – answers
true/false
- It is summer holiday season in Portugal? F: not yet, ‘the summer season is approaching’
- The weather is getting warmer. T: the temperature is rising (too)
- The Prime Minister is planning to pass an austerity package. F: he resigned last week after failing to do this
- Portugal is in financial difficulties. T: it has a debt crisis
- There will now be an election. T: there is a mention of an election and the Prime Minister will stand again as leader of the Socialist party
- Portugal is requesting a financial bailout. F: it is opposing it
- The Prime Minister is suggesting that Portugal takes a bridging loan to tide it over. F: the leader of the opposition is suggesting this
- A new government will be a good thing. T: according to the leader of the opposition in his interview (new results and new confidence)
- The main political parties have opposing views about a financial bailout. F: they are actually agreed on this
- Portugal can solve its debt problems through tourism. F: investors feel that this will not be possible