The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs said on Saturday that the Government “is available” to “negotiate and make concessions” in the proposed State Budget and warned that the Socialists have “greater responsibilities” in this negotiation and that “there can be no childishness.”
“There is a great willingness on the part of the Government to reach a consensus on the Budget. For us it is very important that the country has a Budget, that the Government’s proposal is approved. We know that we do not have an absolute majority in parliament and, therefore, we are available, more than available, we are interested in talking, negotiating and giving in where it is necessary to give in so that we can have an approved Budget,” said Pedro Duarte, in Santo Tirso, on the sidelines of a visit to that municipality in the Porto district as president of the PSD/Porto District Political Committee.
However, he warned that there are limits: “Obviously, I think that everyone understands that when I say give in when necessary, there is a limit that is very simple, which is when we allow the Government’s project. It makes no sense for us to stop reviewing the Budget.”
Source: Observadora
