01/05/2011

International Monetary Fund

March unemployment in Portugal ranked the 10th highest among EU member countries at 11.1%, the same as the previous month, but higher than the 10.7% registered one year earlier
Portugal has one of the most expensive final consumer price for petrol (gas-US) in the world.
The prices are inflated on a weekly basis by the four companies present.Galp, BP, Repsol and Cepsa.

Galp Energy Regular 95 Octane (1,641) per litre.
Cepsa Regular 95 Octane (1,641) per litre.
BP Regular 95 Octane (1,641) per litre.
Repsol Regular 95 Octane (1,641) per litre.

Petrol has reached the most expensive price per litre ever in Portugal, passing the historic mark of July 2008, 1,525 eurosper litre...back then the crude price was $147 per barril not at todsaysprice of $91 per barril...
This type of price fixing is not allowed by EEC members but corruption is like a spiders web, reaches all governing bodies.
These prices are higher than the ones practiced in 2008, this and the defice of Portugal will sink even further the consumer spending, demand for petrol will have a decline in the first quarter of 2011 of 24%, according to chief analyst WorldWatch Portugal will enter a recession with possible social unrest caused by the increase in fuel, energy,medical care, education, unemployment (above 11.1%) and the reduction of public servants wages by a Further 5%.

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