IL wants to hear the minister responsible for coordinating the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), Mariana Vieira da Silva, speak in parliament about the application of 1,600 million euros, which calls for more reforms and investment in tax incentives.
The parliamentary group of the Liberal Initiative defends a joint hearing of Mariana Vieira da Silva in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Public Works, Transport and Housing, and has submitted a request to the Assembly of the Republic.
In this request, the Liberals state that the government is negotiating with the European Commission to “allocate the ‘additional funds’ of EUR 1,600 million from the PRR, however it is not known in what areas the government intends to allocate these funds to point”. .
“In this context, it seems relevant to hold a parliamentary discussion, which would allow the political parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic to learn about the government’s position on changes to the PRR, in particular which milestones and targets should be added to the PRR”, persist.
IL also points out that the Council of State, the advisory body of the President of the Republic, will meet on this subject in March with Commissioner Maria Elisa Ferreira as guest.
“Reforms or investments in tax incentives can be added to the national PRR, similar to what has been done in the PRR of several other Member States, such as France, Greece, Italy and Sweden. Tax incentives related to the digital transition, the green transition or smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
On Wednesday, at the Belém Palace in Lisbon, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, receives the Prime Minister, António Costa, and members of the government on the implementation of the PRR.
Last week, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa defended that the implementation of the PRR should be accelerated.
Asked about the news that the European Commission has disbursed the second tranche of €1.8 billion from the Portuguese PRR, the head of state replied that “the use of European funds is expected to continue and accelerate”.
“The execution is moving forward in many ways, the Prime Minister has visited several works, but what is happening in terms of execution is still little because of this administrative procedure,” he said at the time, emphasizing that “2023 is the year to have this execution accelerate”.
Source: DN
