Latinnews Daily - 27 January 2004

Businessmen seem to be using the imminent increase in social security payments, the Cofins, as an excuse to push through price increases. The Cofins levy goes up from 3% to 7.6% from 1 February. The worry for policymakers is that industry is jacking up prices by more than the increase in the Cofins would warrant.

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