Bailed-out Portugal's government concludes 2013 draft budget after marathon Cabinet meeting
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Efforts to restore Portugal's financial health have kept the government up all night, with the Cabinet concluding a 20 hour meeting to draft a budget for next year.
The meeting ended around 5 a.m. (0400 GMT) Thursday after starting at 8 a.m. the previous day.
Portugal is in recession and struggling to reduce its debt load despite a €78 billion ($100 billion) bailout last year.
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Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar said last week the plan will include an "enormous" increase in taxes aimed at driving down the deficit.
The latest tax hike has brought a broad public outcry, tensions between the governing coalition parties, and the announcement of a general strike next month.
Gaspar is due to unveil the budget proposal on Monday.