The parliamentary leader of the PS stated this Thursday that he sees with “astonishment” the challenge launched by the PSD for an agreement with the Government on young people and He recommended coherence to the social democratic president on the issue of tax reduction.
Eurico Brilhante Dias spoke to journalists at the end of the first meeting of the socialist caucus after the holidays and minutes after the leader of the PSD, Luís Montenegro, expressed his willingness to sign an agreement commitment to the Government “for 15 or 20 years” so that the IRS for young people up to 35 years old does not increase in addition to 15%.
Montenegro’s challenge was viewed with “some surprise” by Brilhante Dias, stating that he himself “The party that now says it wants to reach a 15-year deal has quickly scheduled, for next week, budget proposals that will take effect on January 1, 2024.”
Given this, “Some coherence was worth it,” highlighted the PS deputy.for whom “one cannot present proposals on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, others on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.”
“The president of the PSD is quite nervous from this point of view”highlighted the parliamentary leader of the PS, reiterating that it will be during the debate on the State Budget for next year when the measures presented by the social democrats will be analyzed. “That is where we have to focus and that is where, naturally, we will analyze all the PSD proposals”said Eurico Brilhante Días.
The challenge launched to the Government this Thursday was taken up by Luís Montenegro at the end of the PSD bench meeting, where he also assured that the party will put its tax reduction proposals to a vote next week, stating that it is “the last opportunity” to António Costa’s executive will lower the IRS this year.
In the debate on the 20th, you will be able to tell the Government, the PS and the Prime Minister that, as leader of the PSD, I am willing to sign a commitment on behalf of the PSD so that in the next 15 or 20 years there will be no tax rates on income for people up to 35 years old, greater than 15%,” he stated, referring to the PSD proposal to reduce the IRS for young people.
In addition to reducing the IRS, by reducing the marginal rates in the different sections, and the maximum rate of 15% for young people of the IRS, the PSD also proposes the mandatory updating of the IRS sections based on inflation, a mechanism for parliament to decide what to do with tax surplus and IRS and TSU exemptions for productivity bonuses worth up to 6% of annual base salary.
Source: Observadora
