Chega proposed exempting incomes up to one thousand euros from the IRS and “adjusting the levels” in favor of those earning up to two thousand euros, party president Andre Ventura said on Monday.
“The proposal we are presenting today establishes an exemption from tax on income up to one thousand euros and allows the most advantageous segments of the population to be those in which one thousand euros or 1,500 euros are earned,” he said.
The Chegi leader presented at a press conference at the party’s national headquarters in Lisbon his proposal for the IRS, which he indicated had already been submitted to the Assembly of the Republic.
“With an exemption threshold of one thousand euros, all levels will benefit from the reduction,” he noted, calling it “a progressive tax in its scale.”
President Chegi explained that in the proposal presented by his party, “the number of levels remains the same, the thresholds change.”
“There is an adjustment in levels,” he said, estimating the cost to be “€1.175 million.”
Andre Ventura argued that “a proposal constructed in this way is morally correct” and “ultimately it benefits those who earn more, but much more benefits those who earn less or those in the middle scale.”
Chegi’s leader said that “the biggest beneficiaries of this tax change” will be those earning “between 1,000 and 1,500 euros and between 1,500 and 2,000 euros,” noting that this is “the vast majority of Portuguese people, as the average income salary at the moment, according to government reports for last year is 1,505 euros.”
As an example, he stated that for a salary of 1,500 euros, with “the PS offer there will be a benefit of 31 euros” and with a “salary increase of 4.60 euros” by the government, pointing out that Chegi’s offer translates into almost “10 euros”. euro tax breaks.
Andre Ventura admitted that “this is not yet what the right promised” and expressed regret “that the government did not give a signal” so that the parties could “add what is missing.”
“But if we present this proposal the way we did in the election campaign, we will be accused of wanting to block the government and prevent tax cuts. That’s why we wanted to responsibly signal now that this Government Proposal is bad, most people will feel [o equivalente a] two cups of coffee relief or one, and that would signal that they have some really big financial relief in their pocket this year,” he said.
Chegi’s leader said his party was offering “a very significant increase compared to the government’s proposal, but it is still not quite the proposal” it should “present” and accused the executive of presenting “a proposal so low and so low.” a bit ambitious” and wants to “benefit those who have more and continue to stifle the middle class.”
Ventura said he would try to “reach some consensus” with the AD, from whom he asked for a “sign of goodwill,” and admitted that he also spoke with the PS and IL to try to get his proposal approved.
“If there is a complete failure, whether by the SDP or the PS, to vote on these proposals and provide these financial benefits, we will not be the ones to stop them from cutting taxes, we will vote by abstaining, but with a great sense of disappointment and disappointment,” he said .
Ventura also said that Chega will present another tax proposal, according to which young people under the age of 35 would be exempt from the IRS “until they reach 100 thousand euros” of income from the beginning of their professional activities.
On Friday, the PSD/CDS-PP government approved a bill to reduce IRS marginal rates for all categories except the 9th, which applies to annual taxable income above 81,199 euros.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
I’m Sandra Hansen, a news website Author and Reporter for 24 News Reporters. I have over 7 years of experience in the journalism field, with an extensive background in politics and political science. My passion is to tell stories that are important to people around the globe and to engage readers with compelling content.