Portugal has one of the lowest energy inflations in Europe, says Galamba
ANDThe first decisions were scheduled for the Standing Committee of the Assembly of the Republic, at the end of the first round of debates dedicated to the issue of increasing the cost of living.
“At the moment Portugal has one of the lowest energy inflations in all of Europe”, defended the Secretary of State for the Environment and Energy, before also saying that electricity tariffs for families “are significantly lower in Portugal than in Spain”. “.
In his speech, the Secretary of State for the Environment and Energy advocated a thesis that the measures taken so far by the Government “had a greater impact on Portuguese families than any proposal by Chega, Bloco de Esquer or PCP”.
“The return to the regulated gas tariff benefits 9.7% of passengers, and there is no reduction in the VAT member that even 9 measure comes close to the impact that the Portuguese are increasing, there are 7% of passengers, claimed the executive has” , claimed the executive, in the face of protests from deputies from various opposition benches.
Regarding the line planned by the Government for electricity, João Galamba accused the opposition of some intending to forget that “all low-voltage consumers, which include all families and small businesses, can be adjusted to the regulated tariff, which dropped in July 2.6%”.
“Some deputies here are so worried about their fetishisms and obsessions that they forget the fundamental thing: to look the Portuguese face to face and guarantee policies that improve their income and living conditions,” he added.
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