The Prime Minister, António Costa, said on Wednesday that he was “99.9%” sure that “it is illegal” for former tourism secretary Rita Marques to take up duties in a company in the sector where she supervised. and “does not conform to republican ethics”.
During the general policy debate in the Assembly of the Republic, the Prime Minister was questioned by Chega leader André Ventura about the situation surrounding Rita Marques, who “decided to leave the government and go to a company where he granted tax benefits” .
said Antonio Costa don’t see yourself in the attitude of Rita Marques saying he was right “99.9%” about the illegality of the situation.
“What I did when I read the news was ask the Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers to speak to Dr Rita Marques, drawing attention to the existing legal restrictions, asking her if she had attributed any benefit to a contractual nature whether it be of a fiscal nature whether it be a financial incentive if he did any act in relation to that company and he understood that it was covered by the law it is not the interpretation that I give,” he emphasized.
The head of government also said he had “not the slightest doubt that it is not in line with Republican ethics for someone to leave the government and go to work in a company for which they acted directly”.
“As for the conduct of the person who served in this administration and in the previous administration as Secretary of State for Tourism, what he did is illegal from my point of view and inconsistent with my understanding of Republican ethics,” he defended.
Source: DN
