IL President Rui Rocha this Monday accused the Socialist leader of seeking to “confront António Costa’s PS” with a “tactical” letter sent to Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, which resulted in “most of the country leaving the border”. “.
Speaking to journalists in Parliament, Rui Rocha criticized Pedro Nuno Santos for sending a letter this Monday to Prime Minister Luis Montenegro in which he made himself available for negotiations on an agreement that would, within 60 days, resolve the situation of certain groups. public administration specialists.
“This is evidence and confirmation that Pedro Nuno Santos and the PS Pedro Nuno Santos intend to oppose the PS António Costa,” he accused, believing that this does not solve “the problems of the Portuguese.”
Despite the need to focus on the careers of health workers, police officers and teachers, the IL leader criticized the fact that the letter left out “most of the country” and questioned whether these areas were not a priority for the PS.
Among the examples of what has not been resolved, Rui Rocha pointed to students without teachers, users without an appointment and timely transaction, or “families and companies choking on taxes.”
“More than this tactical exchange of letters about possible amendments to the budget – which may not even happen – and this show of openness, itself tactical because it has a deadline, we must ask the Prime Minister whether, in addition to “In addition to these careers, regardless of whether it can guarantee the necessary tax cuts for families and companies, health care reform, that the next school year will start with teachers in schools, if the electoral system is adopted, it will not lose hundreds of thousands of votes,” he wondered.
Rui Rocha believes that these are “structural issues that even Pedro Nuno Santos has not yet wanted to solve” and for which the Prime Minister still has no vision.
The Prime Minister confirmed this Monday that he has received a letter from the Secretary General of the PS, to which he will “naturally respond”, according to a source in the office of Luis Montenegro.
“The letter has been received and, of course, a response will be given,” a source in the Prime Minister’s Office told Lusa.
The Secretary General of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santos, wrote this Monday to the Prime Minister, giving the opportunity to discuss an agreement that, within 60 days, would regulate the situation of certain professional groups in public administration, a letter to which the Luza agency had access.
On 19 March, after a hearing with the President of the Republic in Belém, Pedro Nuno Santos expressed his willingness to amend the AD budget, limiting it to “issues of consensus”, referring to an increase in the wage rates of these professional groups. administration before the beginning of summer.
A day later, when asked about the issue, Luis Montenegro said he was “pleased to note the sense of responsibility” for the message made by the PS general secretary, but declined to say whether he would be willing to negotiate on the possibility of a possible amendment. Budget.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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