Mayors Social Democrats want to suspend changes to IMI due to sun exposure – Observer

President of the Social Democrats Mayors demanded Wednesday that the suspended government to application of the legislation amending the evaluation of the Municipal Property Tax (IMI) and dialogue with the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities.

“it is unthinkable, it is a complete disregard for legislative change, coming from the government, which should have been concerned to articulate with the PCP and the Left Bloc, but forgot the institutional dialogue with the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities [ ANMP], “he told Lusa social democrat Alvaro Amaro.

President of the social Democrats Mayors (ASD) added that, before the” regrettable “how the changes to the IMI were carried out,” requires was found that the government suspend the application of the law and dialogue with the ANMP. “

a notice published on Monday in the Official Gazette, states that IMI can increase or decrease depending on sun exposure or environmental quality of housing, according to the weighting provided for in the coefficient of “location and operation on.”

“the mayors social Democrats asked to explain what is the logic that has this change in the value of this coefficient” said the also president of the Guard House.

For Álvaro Amaro is important to know “what the motivation that led to the” diploma, “as the government or would not, or forgot, the dialogue with the institutional partner. “

” If the government has data, it has studies that justify a review of the IMI assessment criteria, so that shows, why not change a tax, or the criteria assessment of a tax without having a study, “he said.

the social democrat mayor admitted that” the council may advise or not the re-evaluation “of the property, but pointed out that it is unknown” who is claimed “this change:

“. it is a lack of institutional respect and I hope that the Government restore “dialogue with the ANMP, he stressed the leader of ADS

changes IMI, published on Monday, define the coefficient of “location and operation relative” may be increased up to 20% or decreased up to 10% if factors such as sun exposure, the floor or the environmental quality are considered positive or negative .

the PSD has criticized the amendments to the IMI, announcing that it will ask the parliamentary consideration of the degree and the CDS-PP considered the government’s initiative “a poorly disguised tax increase.”