This Wednesday, Parliament debates and votes on 16 housing certificates from opposition parties. The debate is planned by BE with the expectation of “greater openness” from the government to its proposals in the face of a pressing issue that has escalated.
BE has scheduled a debate in plenary this Wednesday on the topic of “Guaranteeing the Right to Housing” and is discussing five bills that seek to ban the sale of houses to non-residents, control rents and set a cap on rent increases next year, and limit changes in the effort rate. housing loan.
A government source told Lusa that the executive will not attend the debate planned by BE, due to which all parties except PS have delayed their legislative initiatives, with a total of 16 diplomas being discussed, of which five are from BE, while PSD , Chega, IL, PCP and PAN each represent two bills, and Livre – one each.
“Housing is one of the biggest challenges the country currently faces and the government is not doing what it should to provide solutions and guarantee stability in such difficult circumstances, at such sensitive times as we are living through,” said He. in statements by Lusa, BE parliamentary leader Pedro Filipe Soares.
The goal of the blockers in this agenda, he explained, is to insist on this debate before the adoption of the national budget 2024 (OE2024), so that answers can be “immediately obtained that will help unblock some of the problems that exist structurally.” in the housing market.”
“The discomfort that this housing situation creates is increasing every day, and I believe that any political agent, especially the government, must be aware of this reality and cannot close the door to any of our proposals for the table, because they are, in fact, , are solutions,” he defended himself.
According to Pedro Filipe Soares, if the government does not do this, “it will withdraw from its leadership role and hand over the management of fundamental rights to the market.”
“As this issue becomes more urgent and imminent every day, we hope that there will be an openness to our proposals that the government has not shown in the past,” he said.
Noting that no negotiations have taken place with the Socialists, the leader of the BoE parliament hopes that with the development of this situation, “which is for the worse, not for the better,” and “the urgency of these measures may now mean that the PS may change their mind.”
The SDP has introduced a bill to create an exclusive regime for the provision of empty or underutilized properties, as well as a discussion draft proposing an independent study to assess the impact of changes to the city’s rental regime over the past 10 years.
An amendment to the Unreasonable Expression of Wealth Act and the ability for those with home loans to be able to defer interest payments are the goals of the two diplomas proposed by Chega.
IL is debating and voting on legislation for its Housing Now program, which aims to “lower costs, increase supply and restore confidence” in the sector, including measures such as eliminating IMT for home purchases.
The Liberals also pulled out a draft resolution (without the force of law) to consolidate disparate legislation into a new Building Code.
The PKP wants to limit rent increases on current and new contracts, and take urgent action to combat property speculation and protect tenants.
PAN proposes expanding emergency support to pay rents and benefits and to develop housing for young people, while Livre wants to create an Emergency Housing Fund.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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