This Wednesday, the Secretary General of the PKP pointed out to the government a number of structural problems in the country, such as instability or inflation, and the Prime Minister asked not to ignore the context of the war in Ukraine.
Jeronimo de Sousa intervened in this Wednesday’s debate on the state of the nation in the Assembly of the Republic, drawing government attention to issues such as the “rising cost of living” or the “accelerated degradation of workers’ lives.” , accusing the executive branch of choosing options that coincide with the “interests of economic groups.”
“Speaks PS bench, Mr. Brilhante Dias [líder parlamentar socialista]: We have reduced unemployment. We admit, he just didn’t finish the sentence, he should have said in the end: we reduced unemployment, we increased instability, which today is a social wound, ”he shot.
The Communist leader insisted on the importance of investing in public services, in “price fixing and control measures”, in raising wages and pensions, in developing national industry, including support for family farming, “critical for the protection of rural peace, spatial planning and protection of the forest.
In response, Prime Minister António Costa fired: “Sir, I’m sorry, but I can’t help backtracking: there are many structural problems, but one of the most decisive problems for the situation in the country this Wednesday is the result of inflation. , which is the result of the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine.”
“We cannot ignore structural issues, but we cannot ignore this specific reason for this aggression in violation of international law that Russia has perpetuated against an independent and sovereign state like Ukraine,” he stressed.
Moments before the prime minister’s reply, a man watching the debate in the galleries attempted to ask for the floor for António Costa, who continued his intervention after being removed by GNR agents.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
