The Venues – Association for Economic and Social Development will present “the strategic vision of the country” on September 1, making it known, on August 30, to Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, advances this Thursday, August 18, the newspaper Público.
This vision, called “Ambition: to double the GDP in 20 years”, intends not only to outline the diagnosis, but also to give clues to take the economy from near stagnation to an average growth of 3.5% per year. Its coordinators warn, however, that for this objective the road has “some sacrifices”, which will only have results in the medium and long term.
The path of Headquarters, led by Álvaro Beleza (member of the political commission of the PS), is done with a “fiscal shock”, reducing the fiscal pressure on companies and families, but also with “a reduction in the weight of current expenses not primaries in GDP. For this, the reform of the State must be implemented and the “costs of tickets crucial and generalized for companies”, in particular those of energy, transport and logistics. Regulatory reform and red tape reduction are other recommended measures, such as a better selection of projects to be supported by the banking sector. Automation of industries and services, use of artificial intelligence are marked paths. And always the railway, with the improvement of the infrastructures that connect Europe. In addition to the liberalization of the labor market.
Health, sustainability of social security, justice (with 57 measures) are three areas that are also subject to diagnosis and that, in the opinion of the Headquarters, need to be reformulated. In addition to proposing reforms of the political system, with the opening to independents in the election of deputies. It is suggested that the regulators —as well as the Attorney General of the Republic and the Governor of the Bank of Portugal— be appointed at the proposal of the President of the Republic,
In social security, Headquarters even proposes to put an end to the current model, with a system based on public, business and private matters.
Source: Observadora
