The Prime Minister refused this Monday to “deepen” the proposal regarding the IRS and referred to the moment of its approval by the Council of Ministers, emphasizing that he is in charge of fulfilling election promises and not “opening news programs.”
Journalists in Madrid, at a press conference together with their Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez, asked Luis Montenegro several times about the proposal to reduce the IRS (personal income tax), and he always answered that “now is not the time or place to delve into the situation.” deeper into this topic.”
“The tax cut measure we presented in the Portuguese Parliament last week will now be subject to a decision by the Council of Ministers, as also announced, and its full scope will then be examined in detail,” he added.
Luis Montenegro also said that the Portuguese chief executive he leads will manage “with the intention of opening news programs, as well as the pages of the next day’s newspapers” or “monitoring what is being talked about with great relevance and all the legitimacy in society.” square” .
In this regard, the Prime Minister has repeatedly stressed that “the Portuguese can be confident” that the government will “dedicate all its energy” to fulfilling the promises and proposals made by the Democratic Alliance during the election campaign.
“There is no greater truth and loyalty on the part of the government than to carry out what it proposed during the election campaign, and this is what the Portuguese government is completely focused on, fulfilling its word, its obligations, the agreement that it has made with the Portuguese people in recent years.” . election campaign,” he said.
Controversy over IRS cut measures comes after the finance minister said in an interview with RTP on Friday that the €1.5 billion tax break mentioned by the prime minister during the government debate in parliament would not add to revenue. A reduction of approximately 1,300 million euros is included in the state budget for 2024 and has already entered into force, clarifying that the measure will amount to approximately 200 million euros.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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