IL considers the government program “insufficient for the transformations” that the country needs

This Wednesday, the parliamentary leader of the IL considered the program of the XXIV Constitutional Government “insufficient for the urgent transformation that the country needs”, criticizing the lack of “structural reform” in health care or measures on wages and the IRS.

“During the first analysis, we found that this program is a program that is insufficient for the urgent transformation that the country needs, and therefore does not correspond to the needs of the country and what the Portuguese need,” Mariana Leitan said in a statement to journalists in parliament.

The leader of the IL parliament said that “we are not seeing structural reform in the health sector”, given that the executive is “again resorting to the private and social sectors only when the National Health Service (NHS) fails, when it does not live up to what The Portuguese need it.”

On the other hand, Mariana Leitan believes that the fact that the government predicts that the average salary will rise to 1,750 euros by 2030 is “very insufficient for what would be needed.”

“If we look at the macroeconomic scenario of the SDP, we will see a forecast of inflation growth at 2%, economic growth at 3.5%. This means that from a specific point of view, the average salary is growing very insufficiently,” he said.

According to Mariana Leitan, this growth “will clearly not be enough to counter young emigration” in Portugal.

Regarding the IRS, the leader of the IL Parliament stressed that “there is no reduction in levels, no simplification”, and added that for those earning a salary of 1000 to 1500 euros per month, “the vast majority of people”, a reduction is only expected “ about five to six euros a month.”

“Therefore, there are no necessary measures for transformation that would allow people to live in Portugal with more dignity, and would also allow us to solve some of the problems, namely in access to public services,” he concluded.

When asked what IL’s position would be regarding the proposal to reject the government program presented by the PKP, Mariana Leitan replied that the initiative was “a little ill-timed.”

“The government’s program is in some areas at odds with what we consider necessary and urgent for the country, but I don’t think it’s enough for us to vote for the motion to reject,” he said.

The leader of the IL Parliament emphasized that the program “represents the vision presented by the government and which, according to the configuration of the Assembly of the Republic, will allow the remaining parties to also contribute to the legislature.”

Marian Leitan was also asked that the government included in its program the abolition of the emergency contribution for local accommodation, which was proposed by IL, and she expressed satisfaction and emphasized that the party’s goal is to ensure the implementation of its measures.

When asked whether the party ruled out the possibility of a rapprochement between the parties given the program, Mariana Leitan replied that the IL is “much more ambitious in its ideas” and will “continue to insist in parliament” on many of its measures.

“It is obvious that one or another situation may arise in which there will be these rapprochements,” he said, despite the fact that he reiterated that on issues of taxes or healthcare, the IL will not be able to come to an agreement with the executive branch, because they have “ different views”. .

In these statements to journalists, the leader of the IL parliament was also questioned about the ongoing legal proceedings in the Cascais chamber, but considered that there was still “not enough information” to make a political assessment.

“What we can say is that it is expected that later, in the course of what will become known, the prime minister will make demands on ethical issues that he himself took on before the election campaign,” he said.

The government program of the Democratic Alliance (AD) was approved this Wednesday by the Council of Ministers ahead of two days of debate in Parliament, on Thursday and Friday.

Presidential Minister António Leitan Amaro said the document was based on the AD’s electoral program but included “more than 60 measures from the electoral programs of other parties represented in parliament.”