The deputies of the Budget and Finance Committee today approved the hearing of Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento regarding the controversy surrounding the reduction of the IRS.
Miranda Sarmento's request for a hearing was presented by Chega and there were no votes against. All parliamentary groups voted in favor, including the PSD, while Livre abstained.
On April 12, in an interview with RTP, the Minister of Finance clarified that the 1.500 million euros of IRS reduction this year announced by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, after all, will not be added to the more than 1.300 million euros of tax relief included in the State Budget for 2024 and already in force.
On that day, Friday, Expresso had published the headline “Montenegro doubles IRS reduction until summer”.
Opposition parties then accused the Government of trying to deceive the Portuguese.
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