SDP President Luis Montenegro accused the government this Sunday of “making money off inflation” and of being “insensitive” for not recognizing that “rising prices also include increased tax revenues.”
The leader of the Social Democrats, in his closing speech at the 25th SDP/Azores Regional Congress, which took place last weekend, also considered that “it is very insensitive not to form, implement and translate into people’s lives a social emergency program that helps the most vulnerable.” Montenegro, while arguing that the increase in the price of the food basket cannot be ignored by “political forces”, also claimed that “the government is collecting more taxes than it intended”, which constitutes “almost immoral behaviour”. Criticism of the leader of the opposition also focused on executive António Costa’s response to the fires, saying “the forest reform that the government has announced so much about is not working on the ground.”
Asked to say that he would never associate himself with “any xenophobic or racist policy” and that since the SDP-led Azores executive branch, which includes an agreement with Chega, could be contrary to the values of the party, Montenegro said “that is not the case” . there is no violation of “social-democratic” principles in the execution and execution of this treaty.
Author: Vitor Moita Cordeiro as well as Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
