Rui Rocha presents Luis Montenegro with a list of 10 tasks. “Tax cuts” – first

This Sunday face to face SICRui Rocha, president of the Liberal Initiative, has set himself the task of presenting a list of 10 tasks that the leader of the Democratic Alliance, Luis Montenegro, should think about. An occasion to discuss party proposals for voting in Portugal on March 10. Within 30 minutes, party leaders reached agreement on key issues.

The first issue highlighted by Rui Rocha was the tax cut: “The Liberal initiative removes 109 euros per month by cutting the IRS. PSD demands five euros compared to the state budget proposal. We are changing the lives of the Portuguese.” On the other hand, Luis Montenegro stated that the Democratic Alliance proposes two complementary measures: “For young people under 35, the maximum IRS rate is 15%, which means paying only a third of what they currently pay and 100% of the amount which they are currently paying. % exemption from performance and productivity bonuses.”

Rui Rocha identified “problems” with the Democratic Alliance proposal, asking: “How do people working aged 35 and over feel about this proposal when faced with a time in their lives when they have children? The Liberal Initiative’s proposal is for everyone. This represents a structural transformation of the country.”

Luis Montenegro noted that IL does not want pre-election agreements, and she made this decision “of her own free will.”

“What I want to say very carefully and firmly is that this attitude is legitimate and respectable, but what is at stake in the legislative elections is also the election of the prime minister. This is an election of deputies, but this is a choice between two options for leading the government: the PS option and the AD option,” he emphasized, calling on voters to “take this factor into account.”

In response, IL President Rui Rocha said: “I believe that the most important thing in this matter, and the Portuguese understand this, is that the solution for the country is on this table.”

For the Liberal leader, any vote other than those two parties “is a vote that delays a decision, that can block a decision and that, in the end, consists of a decision that is to keep the PS in government.” “.

In the case of the NHS, although it advocates greater private sector involvement, the disparities are again evident. While the Democratic Alliance defends mutually reinforcing cooperation between the social sector and the private sector in public health due to its “limited possibilities”, for the Liberal Initiative the Portuguese must always be able to resort to private services.

“I give an example of ADSE for civil servants. SNS should be at the service of the Portuguese people, who should have the opportunity to choose,” emphasized Rui Rocha.

Regarding the privatization of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the positions are opposite. Rui Rocha is a supporter of the privatization of the banking institution, and Luis Montenegro believes that it should remain public. “Caixa Geral de Depósitos is currently in a good situation and is paying dividends that help public accounts. It is a safety valve and guarantee of deposits in the financial system. There is no harm in having a state bank,” he says. .

The desire to privatize TAP brought the two directors closer together.