“I am convinced that there will be a State Budget” for 2025Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said again, on the sidelines of the Belém Book Festival. On Thursday afternoon, the head of State refused to say what he will do if the budget proposal of the Government of Luís Montenegro is rejected, but warned that governing in twelfths is not a good “solution”, not even for those who wish to form a government in the future. And he also appealed to common sense on the part of all opposition parties.
Governing in “Duodécimas is a solution where the solidity, strength and image of stability of the Government are called into question.said the President of the Republic. He added that he questions the “promises made by the Government” and some measures “already approved by the opposition.”
The President of the Republic believes that the General State Budget will be viable because “it is what the Portuguese want”
For Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, “the problem is not resolved with a corrective budget,” but with dialogue between the different parties, something he hopes will happen. a “bridge” is made in the “preparation of the Budget”, defends the President of the Republic. “It is what is natural and What do I still think is going to happen?”People are very rational, they know how the world, Europe, the European economies are doing… The State Budget for next year is very important. If it were not, I don’t think there would be any reason to insist so much on its approval,” he continued.
Refusing to comment on what he will do as head of state if the budget fails, Marcelo also left a vote of confidence not only in the work of the Government but also in its ability to dialogue with the opposition: “I don’t think it will fail. I am convinced that there will be a budget, because the world, Europe, the PRR [Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência] I point that out.”
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is also convinced that “when push comes to shove, common sense will prevail.” “The opposition knows that stability is essential for them and they need the situation to be stable” in order to form a government in the future, so “Let’s wait for the negotiations (to see what happens) and the common sense of the parties”ended.
Source: Observadora
