Portugal MPs reject budget, election looms

Updated October 28 2021 - 6:42am, first published 6:39am
Portugal is on the verge of a snap election after parliament rejected PM Antonio Costa's budget.
Portugal is on the verge of a snap election after parliament rejected PM Antonio Costa's budget.

The failure of the Portuguese parliament to pass a budget for 2022 has thrown the future of Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa's government into doubt.