The parliamentary leader of the PSD, Hugo Soares, expressed this Friday “absolutely convinced” that the responsibility demonstrated by the PS to make the State Budget for 2025 viable “will become evident” in the discussion of the document in the specialty.
“I am perfectly calm in the work in the specialty and I am absolutely convinced that the responsibility that the Socialist Party demonstrated yesterday will also become evident in the discussion in the specialty,” said Hugo Soares, before journalists, in the Assembly of the Republic. . .
The social democratic parliamentary leader reacted to the decision announced on Thursday by the general secretary of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santos, to propose to the National Political Commission that the party abstain from voting on the budget, either in general or in the global final. vote.
Hugo Soares once again welcomed the “responsible position” of the PS, stating that the country wins “because The State Budget for 2025, as delivered to the Assembly of the Republic, is an excellent State Budget“.
“It is the first State Budget in democracy that does not increase any taxes, I repeat, that does not increase any taxes and foresees a budget surplus. This is a State Budget that generally reduces various taxes on companies, individuals, families, those who work and especially the youngest, both from the point of view of their income and from the point of view of view of the acquisition of the first home. , which exempts them from paying stamp duty and IMT,” he listed.
Hugo Soares also stated that the document delivered to the Assembly of the Republic by the Government – and which will be voted on in general on October 31 before moving on to the work phase in the specialty – “increases pensions, improves careers, looks to those most in need.”
“And therefore, I believe that In fact, as I had the opportunity to say several times, there was no reason why the State Budget for 2025 was not viable”, considered.
Asked about the draft State Budget for 2026, Hugo Soares refused to anticipate scenarios: “We have time and serenity, we will govern to improve the lives of the people, which is the responsibility of the Government and Parliament.”
Regarding the 42nd congress of the PSD, which meets this weekend in Braga, Hugo Soares stated that it will be a moment of “evaluation of the previous mandate, of accountability”, considering that “from the internal point of view the party gave me a great increase.”
The social democratic parliamentary leader recalled that, in terms of electoral victories in the last two years, the PSD twice won the elections in the autonomous region of Madeira, won “as has not happened for many years” the elections in the autonomous region of the Azores and returned to govern the country after winning the legislative elections.
Hugo Soares stated that the party lost the European elections, won by the PS, but increased the number of mandates and obtained “a very close result” to the socialists.
“I think that from the point of view of the balance it is a very positive balance, but It is also a congress to prepare for a new cycle“He anticipated, stating that the party wants to reinforce its exercise of local power and recover the presidency of the National Association of Municipalities and the ANAF.
“To achieve this, we want a very motivated and galvanized party to emerge from this congress, so that we can also achieve another electoral victory, this time in the local elections,” he stated.
Source: Observadora
