Workers in 16 transportation companies in Portugal came out today is not working. They protest against the government’s strict measures to reduce the budget deficit, news agency Reuters. Portuguese Government develop a plan to reduce the budget deficit from 8.3 percent of GDP in 2010 to 2.8 percent in 2013 and to reduce public debt, which last year reached over 142 billion, or 86% of GDP. Among anti-crisis measures was prepared and freeze the salaries of employees in the budget next four years, and privatization of several enterprises. Workers in state companies, public transport service, joined the protesters yesterday by colleagues in the railway transport, which announced that they will strike three days. Relying on local media Reuters reported that at Lisbon at noon and ceased working in river transport, which further complicated the situation in the capital and other cities, which led the Portuguese to board their private cars. In the capital not only workers strike in the subway. Transport Workers protest extended to other major cities such as Braga and Porto in the north. According to data of Trade Unions strike across the country involved 20,000 workers from public transport, making it difficult to around 1 million Portuguese.
Huge debt of Portugal and its budget deficit to justify analysts to believe that the country will face the same problems as Greece, which was forced to turn for financial assistance to the EU and the IMF to avoid bankruptcy, the agency recalled. Strict restrictions against the Portuguese government announced not only transportation workers, but some state officials, as postal officials, who yesterday supported the railway. Estimates of trade unions is that posters will return to work earlier than May 7. In addition to strike from today and yesterday, tomorrow will be joined by officials from the state administration. On May 1, will strike all truckers. They block roads in Portugal.

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