The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, praised the inflation mitigation measures announced by the government this Friday, saying they were “well adopted at the right time”, covering “fundamental sectors”.
“Just as I criticize what deserves criticism, I praise what deserves praise. And I have already praised the minister [das Finanças] Medina some time ago because I think [as medidas] were well received, at the right time,” the head of state told reporters at a hotel in Santo Domingo.
According to Marcelo Rebelo de Souza, the government acted now because it realized “that this is not a recession of inflation at the moment” and it was proved that there was “sagging” in the budget: “Right now the conditions are met. , and not much was expected, but more.
Asked if the measures announced this Friday are sufficient, the President of the Republic replied: “Well, no one knows that. I mean it’s possible at the moment. If they are sufficient, it depends on the evolution of the budget into the future and mainly depends on whether inflation breaks down or not.”
The head of state also welcomed the “good news of a deficit of 0.4%” in 2022 and reiterated that the Bank of Portugal forecasts “about 2%, 1.8%”.
Continuing to talk about government measures to mitigate inflation, Marcelo Rebelo de Souza noted that “they are aimed at four main sectors: food products, reducing to zero over a period of time, in the coming months, VAT on food products; measures in agriculture, which was very sensitive”.
“Direct relief measures, like the ones at the end of last year, are in the pockets of families, and then the concern is to top it off with an emergency salary increase for civil servants,” he added.
The President of the Republic has been in the Dominican Republic since Wednesday evening, where he made an official one-day visit on Thursday before attending the 28th Ibero-American Summit from Friday to Saturday with Prime Minister Antonio. Costa.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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