Following loans takeen out in April, the debt reflects an increase of €0.3 billion, including liabilities in cash instruments and deposits, debt securities and loans, according to the Bank of Portugal's Statistical Bulletin, released on Monday.

In the document, the BdP noted the decrease of assets in general government deposits by €1.1 billion, and an increase of €1.4 billion in net public debt deposits compared to the previous month, totalling €226.3 billion.

The maximum of €250.313 billion registered in May, beat the previous high of €250.296 billion in public debt registered in August 2017.