Manuel de Almeida / Lusa
The new program presents a set of measures that will have to be considered and approved by the Assembly of the Republic – or, in some cases, lack legislative authorization by Parliament.
One of these proposals, it remembers, is later this year, designed to relieve the fiscal burden on the lowest income and the middle class, to the eighth level.
The change to the IRS is part of matters of reserved competence of Parliament. In the previous legislature, the arrival made an alternative proposal of the PS to displease the IRS. This time, the party led by André Ventura shows opening to support a similar initiative of the current executive.
Another initiative in question is the revision of Law of Nationalityin order to allow the withdrawal of Portuguese nationality to those who commit serious crimes. Being a matter that, the review also requires approval of the Assembly.
The proposal has generated controversy. Isabel Moreira, from PS, considers the measure “Absolutely unconstitutional”while the arrival of a bill in the same sense, aiming at cases such as terrorism or crimes against state security.
In the field of internal security, the government is preparing to integrate 1500 new agents at GNR and PSP By the end of the year, hiring that does not need parliamentary approval, since it follows from the budgetary limits and public tenders.
As for work, changes to labor law, such as the possibility of or the changes in the strike law, will have to pass the social concertation and parliament.
And continues to raise debate. The executive removes the sale of most of the airline of the airline, but admits negotiations for a partial sale. Although a decree-law does not require prior validation of Parliament, the left can force a parliamentary appreciation of the diplomajust ten deputies – number achieved with the benches of Free, PCP and BE.
