PS wants equal treatment for all IRS cut proposals

This Wednesday, the parliamentary leader of the PS conditioned the transfer of her proposal on the IRS to a specialized committee without a vote on equal treatment with proposals from other parties and the government.

“As far as the IRS is concerned, our position is that possible cuts without a vote should be made on all proposals. There have been consultations, but at the moment we are waiting, because we still do not have an answer to this question, that is, if there is a reduction without a vote, then this will be from all the proposals,” said Alexandra Leitan at the end of the PS board meeting.

According to the PS deputy, “there was talk about the possibility of failure without a vote,” but the Socialists’ position is that this could happen if they all suffered the same fate.

“We don’t have an answer to this question yet. We are calmly waiting, because we have our own project,” he simply stated at the insistence of journalists.

This afternoon, Parliament is debating the PSD/CDS-PP government’s proposal to change IRS rates, with all opposition parties presenting their own initiatives, with the outcome of the vote unknown, taking into account the balance of power in the Assembly of the Republic.

The government’s proposal, approved by the Council of Ministers late last week, includes rate cuts of 0.25 and 3 percentage points to the 8th income level, with the largest drop being 3 and 1.25 points respectively. , 6th and 8th income groups.

The decision angered the Socialist Party, which accused the government of focusing tax breaks (€348 million in 2024) on higher incomes, prompting the Socialists to push ahead with a proposed amendment that would concentrate the largest portion of tax breaks at lower levels .

After intense debate surrounding the government’s presentation of IRS rate cuts, the debate and vote on the executive proposal this Wednesday promises to test the balance of political power emerging from the March 10 election.

Without a majority in parliament, the government’s proposal will need to gain support from other party forces to become viable, and President Chegi has already admitted that his party could vote against the executive’s proposal and make the PS viable. claiming that you are closer.

The project presented by the PS will also be discussed at the plenary meeting this Wednesday, as well as the initiatives of the other opposition parties, also within the framework of the IRS.