On Tuesday, parliament discussed the draft state budget as a whole for the second day in a row. The vote will take place on Tuesday, the approval of which is guaranteed by an absolute majority of votes of the PS.
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Updated October 31, 2023 | 11:08
PCP says IUC increase is ‘unfair’
“Where did you get the idea that if you have a surplus, it should be stored in a piggy bank for emergencies? This is necessary now,” begins Duarte Alves, PCP deputy.
The politician criticizes the government for “ignoring” the urgency and taxing the profits of the banking sector and sectors such as food retail.
Duarte Alves accuses the government of increasing the IUC as “unfair” because it will not solve environmental problems.
“For years they were against everything that meant increasing income”: Miguel Cabrita on the PSD government
Miguel Cabrita, a PS deputy, recalls PSD governments that forced the Portuguese to “live beyond their means.”
“The SDP is forgetting everything it said in the past. A few months ago they said that the PS was going to cut pensions, that zero VAT would not work and the income agreement would be a dead letter, this is a lie,” said the socialist deputy.
Miguel Cabrita says the PSD wants to talk about everything except the IRS. “For years they have been against everything to do with increasing income,” he said, accusing the Social Democrats of being “always on the wrong side of history.”
“This is a strange crisis”: Mariana Mortagua blames the government for the fact that the Portuguese cannot pay rent
As for the Bloc de Esquerda, Mariana Mortagua calls it a “strange crisis”, blaming the government for the fact that the Portuguese cannot pay rent for their houses from the salaries they earn.
“Are you really going to pretend that you don’t see the bank’s profits, that it’s nothing to you?” the deputy asked Blok.
SDP believes that the state budget is “boring”
SDP considers the state budget “boring.” Duarte Pacheco emphasizes the increase in the tax burden and the government’s attempt to compensate for tax cuts by increasing other taxes.
“After the Centeno invader, we have Inspector Medina, the one who is looking for money from everywhere,” said Duarte Pacheco, adding that the government has not created the necessary conditions to improve private investment.
“More income, more investment, more future”: Medina on the state budget for 2024
Fernando Medina promised on Tuesday during the vote on the 2024 state budget that he would have “more income, more investment, more future” for all the Portuguese people.
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