The general secretary of JS stated this Thursday that the PS will oppose the IRS Jovem announced by the Government if the proposal is not modified and accused the executive of trying to deceive young people on the eve of the European elections.
These positions were conveyed by Miguel Costa Matos, also vice president of the PS Parliamentary Group, in a press conference in which he reacted to the measures that the Government approved on Thursday for young people in the Council of Ministers.
Before journalists, Miguel Costa Matos assured that the PS will have “constructive” action in relation to the Government’s proposalsbut he accused the PSD/CDS-PP executive of “legislative plagiarism” and of adopting measures that are “reduced in scope” or that benefit young people with higher incomes more.
“On the eve of the elections, this is a program that aims to deceive the Portuguese, especially the young,” considered the leader of the young socialists.
Of all the measures announced on Thursday by the President of the Government, Luís Montenegro, Miguel Costa Matos rebelled above all against the philosophy inherent to the new IRS Jovem, the partial exemption from the IMT and the stamp duty.
“The IRS Jovem created by the PS benefited everyone equally. The current Government of the Democratic Alliance (AD) benefits those who have the most the most. Young people who earn up to a thousand euros per month (which are two thirds of the total) will only benefit from 55 euros per month. But a young person who earns five thousand euros (who is in the eighth bracket) will benefit from one thousand euros per month. This is the great distortion,” said the general secretary of JS.
In relation to the IMT (Municipal Tax on Onerous Property Transmissions) and the tax, the socialist leader maintained that few young people will benefit from the partial exemption.
Asked about the voting direction that the PS should adopt regarding these Government diplomas for the youngest, Miguel Costa Matos stated that the PS bench, in recent months, has sought to improve the measures, such as the initial proposal to reduce the Social Security Tax. IRS that originates from the PSD/CDS-PP executive and is currently under discussion in the specialty area.
“We will be constructive to improve the measures presented and make them reach more young people. But we cannot support an extension of the IRS Jovem that is so unbalanced in favor of those with higher incomes,” he warned.
Source: Observadora
