The left and PAN around the world criticized the measures presented by the government this Friday in the housing sector, Chega demanded a break with the practice of the previous socialist executive, and the Liberal Initiative demanded more clarification and ambition in the changes.
These positions were submitted to the Assembly of the Republic shortly after Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and Minister Miguel Pinto Luz presented a program of 30 measures for Porto’s housing sector. A plan that was highly appreciated by the SDP, the SDS-PP and, in general, also by the IL.
In response to the government’s measures, former Socialist Housing Minister Marina Gonçalves noted that the PS is open to negotiations that will take place in the Assembly of the Republic around the proposals now presented by the executive director of the PSD/CDS-NP. And he even signaled some “continuity” with respect to the path followed by previous leader António Costa, agreeing in principle with “everything that could constitute a simplification of procedures” in terms of access to housing.
However, the vice-president of the PS panel criticized the “ideological vision” inherent in many of the government’s measures, which she said was at odds with reality and could lead to market deregulation and a lack of protection for tenants.
“We are now seeing a desire to reverse measures that were already having an impact on the rental market, such as local housing balancing or forced tenancies. Regarding the relationship between the tenant and the owner, what is presented to us is the goal of deregulation and flexibility of contracts, which means there is no protection for tenants,” he emphasized. Marina Goncalves hints at the intention of the current government to review the urban rental regime in terms of the duration of contracts .
The parliamentary leader of the Left Bloc, Fabian Figueiredo, accused the government of intending to worsen problems in the housing sector, mainly by ending regulatory measures by the central state.
Fabian Figueiredo noted that the Left Bloc has a potential agenda planned in Parliament on the 22nd on housing, and promised to fight the measures taken by the PSD/SDS-PP executive government, which “aim at promoting unbridled tourism and the transformation of cities in real estate.” speculation”.
“Because rents are already too high and short-term, the government still wants to return to this law. And we know what the right wants when they talk about overhauling rent laws: make evictions easier and increase tenant insecurity.”
Then PCP parliamentary leader Paula Santos also accused the executive of preparing measures to “promote the banking business and real estate speculation.”
“There is no intention in any of the government measures to stimulate investment in public housing,” he said before Liberal Initiative MP Jorge Pinto criticized leader Luis Montenegro for relying “on old solutions that never brought good results” and for canceling restrictions on expansion of local placement.
However, among the parties most critical of the measures announced by the government, PAN deputy Ines de Souza Real accused the executive of “zero sensitivity to environmental issues”, especially “for adding another urban simplex” and for the idea of revising the law about solo – a point that is also criticized by Livre.
On Chega’s side, MP Filipe Melo accused the government of presenting the program “without ambition and largely in line with PS practice.”
“Today it was proven that the AD (Democratic Alliance) does not want to separate from the PS on housing issues, with the Prime Minister even highlighting points of continuity compared to the past when a break was necessary,” he said. .
The parliamentary leader of the Liberal Initiative, Mariana Leitan, said that she generally agrees with the plan presented by the government and noted that some measures are identical to those contained in the projects presented on Wednesday IL, in respect of which the PSD and SDS-PP, having decided to abstain, contributed to their leadership.
Mariana Leitan also said she would wait for clarification from the executive on issues such as IMT tax exemption for young people under 35 years of age.
“We are in favor of unfreezing rents, but we haven’t heard anything about it,” he added.
The president of the CDS-PP parliamentary group, Paulo Nuncio, later on Wednesday justified his party’s abstention from these IL projects, saying they were presented “fragmentarily” and even at risk of unconstitutionality.
“The measures now announced put an end to the most negative aspects of the government’s previous More Housing programme, which represented the biggest attack on local homeowners and businesses since the PREC (Continuing Revolutionary Action) era,” the former Secretary of State said.
On the part of the PSD, deputy Cristóvan Norte stressed that the government is presenting an ambitious and complete program of measures less than a month after it worked at full capacity.
“These measures will increase confidence in the rental market and speed up the recovery of empty properties,” he added.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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