Former Secretary of State for Tourism Rita Marquez, who was fired Nov. 29, received a housing subsidy “for the duration of relevant government functions” four days before she left office, confirms a report released on Monday. República signed by Prime Minister António Costa. The document states that, in accordance with the law, a housing subsidy can be granted to “members of the government who do not have a permanent residence in the city of Lisbon or in an area of 150 km adjacent to it” with effect “from the date of its entry into ownership” .
A dispatch signed by the head of government four days before the resignation of Rita Marquez was published on the website of the President of the Republic, indicates that the subsidy was attributed to the minister “at the suggestion of the president himself.” [António Costa] and based on the positive opinion of the Minister of Finance”, Fernando Medina.