Miguel A. Lopes / Lusa
Agreements with various classes of civil service, please young people and pensioners. A budget impact of almost 2 billion euros.
The democratic covenant (AD) It has obtained, for now, 1,951,977 votes in this year. For now, this is the count, from the voters who live in Portugal.
Last year, by this time (when only the votes of the national territory were counted), AD had 1,811,027 votes. It achieved plus 140,950 votes than last year.
Throughout the previous legislature, and although very short, the government came to agreements For various classes of civil service, among teachers, security forces, prison guards, armed forces or health professionals.
Also tried to please young people e pensioners, namely with scrambles in the IRS and pensions.
Adopted measures, fiscal policies and public expense that went to beyond what is provided for in the law.
Everything together had a Total impact of 1,945 million euros.
Made accounts (risky, later admitted editor Portal, António Costa) and found that, dividing this value by the new voters, Each vote of a new voter “cost” about 13,800 euros.
This from a (virtual) perspective of business context: new customers are attracted to benefits.
If they are accounted for all the votes, and not just the gains compared to last year, each vote cost about 1000 euros.
The 2024 State General Account reveals that the set of permanent budgetary policy measures, more measures provided for in the 2024 State Budget, had a negative impact on the budget balance of 8.564 million euros.
