The PCP’s secretary general accused the government on Sunday of failing to take action in the face of “the scandal” of economic groups making “obscene profits” in the current situation and talking of inflation as “divine punishment” for wages and pensions.
This criticism was expressed by Jerónimo de Sousa during a press conference at the end of the PCP Central Committee meeting, after he was confronted with the position of the Prime Minister, António Costa, on the issue of taxation of excessive profits by companies in the sector. energy in the current climate of rising inflation
“I don’t know what the prime minister thinks, but we are in fact in an unacceptable situation,” the PCP secretary general replied.
For the PCP leader, in this context where “the consequences of an expensive life are beginning to be felt, with an increase in the cost of living at various levels”, the PS chief prefers to appeal to “the sacrifice of workers and retirees, speaking of inflation as a divine punishment”.
“And who has to pay for inflation are wages, pensions and pensions,” he added.
Jerónimo de Sousa then referred to “the drama of many small and medium-sized companies, which are in a difficult situation in terms of treasury and accounting, in terms of developing their own production”.
“Given this, what will any Portuguese think of this scandal? When social ruptures begin to be verified, taking into account the rise in the cost of living, these obscene gains are not mentioned in a context of great difficulty,” he said. criticized.
The PCP’s secretary general defended that “a substantial portion of these unexpected, fabulous gains should be used to invest in raising national output and address social concerns.”
“The PCP is not advocating a rigorous, inflexible number [de aplicação de taxa]but we believe that the government should take the initiative, bearing in mind that there is no economic or other argument that justifies this situation of scandal and privilege on the part of a few economic groups that accumulate millions and millions of euros in profits, he added.
Source: DN
