President Chegi this Friday asked the President of the Republic to veto changes to the rules for access to income support, considering it “fraud with the law”, and indicated that he proposed a hearing of the Minister of Finance.
Speaking to reporters ahead of a visit to a medical center in Lisbon, André Ventura said the government wanted “with an internal rule to try to change what is enshrined in law.”
“This is serious” and “the President of the Republic cannot tolerate this fraud with the law,” he said, echoing the appeal left on Thursday by SDP leader Luis Montenegro to Marcelo Rebel de Souza to veto “the new law that PS wants approve these requirements.
The Chega leader also indicated that the party had offered to hear Finance Minister Fernando Medina in parliament to explain the matter, and also called on Portuguese “who feel affected” to go to court, saying the change is illegal.” because the rules don’t change in the middle of the game.”
Speaking to reporters ahead of a visit to the Alameda Medical Center, the Chega leader commented on the resignation of the heads and deputy heads of the emergency departments of the obstetrics service at Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon.
Andre Ventura said the party had questioned the Ministry of Health about the situation, as well as the administration of that unit, and wanted to summon him to parliament, a request it had already submitted on Wednesday, after the Department’s director was fired. obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine.
Referring to the “sanitary purge”, “pressure on doctors to remain silent and not criticize”, and “threats to professionals to be denied leave or to ask for overtime refunds”, President Chega felt that the Minister of Health “should provide an explanation”, acknowledging that he had proposed listen to Manuel Pizarro.
“We are entering a particularly busy time of the year in terms of hospitals, with many problems in services because several emergencies are closed and we cannot add to this the chaos in the administration itself,” he defended.
Also, when asked about the news that the prime minister could become a candidate for the presidency of the European Council, Ventura said that if António Costa leaves the government before the end of the legislature, the president of the republic should dissolve parliament and call legislative elections.
The Decree-Law establishing the rules for attributing rental support states that the annual income to be taken into account is the “total income for determining the rate calculated by the tax authority”, that is, the taxable amount.
However, an order dated May 31, signed by the Minister of Revenue, uses gross income as the basis for calculating this support – the taxable amount plus special deductions – to which are added other income taxed at special rates, such as alimony or gains. capital.
This version has drawn opposition from the opposition as it reduces the pool of citizens who may be eligible for income support.
However, the PS has indicated that it wants to legislate that income support is calculated according to “gross income” in accordance with the option of the Ministry of Finance.
When asked about the differences, the President of the Republic declined to comment, saying that he was waiting for the adoption of a new law.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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