Portugal's opposition Socialist Party leader Antonio Jose Seguro speaks during the presentation of the 2014 state budget at parliament in Lisbon November 1, 2013. REUTERS/Hugo Correia
LISBON (Reuters) - The head of Portugal's opposition Socialists has agreed to meet the centre-right government on Monday to discuss plans to shrink the budget gap after the country's bailout, but his spokeswoman stopped short of saying he would agree to a cross-party deal.
The government is keen to show investors Portugal can stand on its own two feet after the rescue package comes to a close in May, and that its commitment to budget consolidation will not be derailed by next year's elections, whatever their outcome.
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