Public debt from the perspective of Maastricht, which counts for Brussels, increased by 5,959 million euros in September, for the 10th consecutive month, to 294,319 million euros, according to data released this Monday, 3, by the Bank of Portugal (BdP).
According to the central bank, the increase reflected “the increase in long-term debt securities and savings certificates”, respectively by around 5,700 million euros and 500 million euros.
In nominal terms, this is the highest value ever recorded in the BdP series, which goes back to 1995.
The BdP points out that this increase was “partially offset by the decrease in Treasury Certificates”, in the order of 100 million euros.
The central bank also adds that assets in public administration deposits totaled 39,158 million euros, which corresponds to an increase of around 10,000 million euros compared to August.
Without these deposits, public debt decreased by 4,044 million euros, to 255,161.29 million euros.