IL bets on tax cuts and refuses general wage increases

Liberal Initiative (IL) President Rui Rocha confirmed the party’s tax cut proposals in Setubal on Tuesday and rejected the idea of ​​a general 15% wage increase proposed by the CGTP and PCP.

“The perspective of the liberal initiative is very clear: the first step to building a different country, to putting more money in the pockets of the Portuguese, is to significantly reduce taxes, namely the personal income tax (IRS), so that people do not have to face such difficulties at the end of the month,” Rui said Rocha.

The IL leader, who spoke to reporters during a visit to the Livramento market in Setúbal, also defended the abolition of the municipal real estate transfer tax (IMT) and the reduction of income tax, as well as the reduction of the Corporate Income Tax (IRC) and the abolition of the state surcharge for companies.

“We know there is a housing crisis and so when there is a housing crisis and prices are so high, having taxes like BMI that penalize people buying homes is undesirable. We propose the abolition of BMI. We are also proposing a significant reduction in rental tax because we want more owners to list their properties for sale so that those looking for a rental solution can find more homes to rent,” he explained.

“And we also have an idea that is very company-centric. The signal that is currently being given to companies in Portugal is that they should not grow because the IRC is a tax and is progressive. And we have a clear proposal: we want a low IRC, uniform and we want to abolish the government surcharge so that we have more companies to grow, so that more companies can settle in Portugal, so that there is competition for workers and therefore wages grew because wages are not increased by decree. It increases in a functioning economy,” he added.

During his visit to the Livramento market, Rui Rocha recalled that a few months ago he had already been to a market recognized as one of the best in the world, and that this Tuesday he had “the feeling that since then things have gone even worse.” “.

“This tells us that we have no more time to waste. We must change the country. Change the government first, but change the government in order to change the country. Same solutions or similar solutions [às do passado], they are not solutions that can solve problems. We really need to change the country,” he stressed. Rui Rocha, who is already known to some sellers at the Livramento market, tried to figure out the technique for opening oysters from Setubal, but admitted that at the moment it seems “easier to win voters for the Liberal Initiative.”