The financing data compiled by the Banco de Portugal are governed by the legal framework based on Decree-Law No. The legislation explicitly states that Banco de Portugal is an independent institution, including in the determination of its data compilation methodology and dissemination practices, and states the confidentiality of individual data and its exclusive use for statistical purposes. Copies of the above legislation can be obtained, free of charge, upon request to the Ministerio das Financas or the Banco de Portugal at the addresses shown on the dissemination formats page. The data on general government operations are disseminated as a service to the public. The Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank have access to the data before release.
Access can be up to a month prior to public dissemination.
Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases Data are released without ministerial commentary. The data compiled by the Ministerio das Financas and published by the Banco de Portugal are provisional when first released. Data are first revised 6 months after the initial release and become final 2 years after the end of the reference period. The financing data compiled by the Banco de Portugal's data are provisional when first released and are revised annually in light of new information. Major methodological changes are noted in the relevant publications following the introduction of the change in methodology.