The President of The Heart of the City, La Sallette Santos, think that is before “a country caricature”: the tax authority decided to pawn food donated by supermarkets for the particular charitable organization distribute to needy families of Porto. On Wednesday, hours after the case has been reported, the Finance Department of the Port suspended the order.
The Heart of the City has four vans to circulate in the Porto Metropolitan Area, a permanent collection of goods, often perishable. In its day-to-day, this IPSS distributes about 2,500 pounds of food for about “600 families”, which is “between 2200 and 2300 people.”
In 2010, was Mário Lino Minister of Public Works and Transport, the Government of José Sócrates decided to introduce tolls on roads without cost to the user (Scut) that crossed areas with alternative roads capable and serve municipalities with GDP above 90% of national average .
Who does not joined the Via Verd, has five working days to pay the fee. If he does not, receive a notification with a short time to rectify the situation. If you insist on lack, faces fines and tax enforcement procedures.
It was a confusion in O Heart of the City. “We went to payshop pay tolls and did not appear, tornávamos to go and not already in,” explains La Salette Santos. In the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 were due to numerous toll concessionaires of former Scut. The debt amounted to about EUR 2200.
a payment plan of debt in tolls was agreed. “We paid everything,” securing the same charge. The debt now concerned “about 4800 euros,” concerns the fines, court costs and interest resulting from delayed values. “This is a situation that does not end,” protested up.
The Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection (Deco) and the Portuguese Association of Consumer Law (APDC) have been risen up against this system . Each gantry installed in Scut corresponds to a coercive collection process, so that the same trip can give rise to various processes. In a case of offense with a pay rate of 0.45 euros, for example, the minimum fine is 25 euros. With administrative fees, court costs and interest, may end up exceeding the hundred euros.
“Not paid” emphasizes La Salette Santos. “We are an association of volunteers. We have no money. We do not have support [the state], “he continues.
Last week, received a notification from the tax authority. Drawing on three food delivery notes donated by supermarkets, issued an attachment order. The food in question or are already on the premises of The Heart of the City. Donated by the deadline were immediately delivered to needy families that move there every day.
Seeing this, Salette Santos could not believe it. “This is not done,” he says. “Pawn donated food to the hungry? This is a caricature of a country, “an allusion to the news advanced by PUBLIC giving the prime minister’s debts account, Pedro Passos Coelho, social security associative leader comments:”. He did not know we had to pay, I also do not. I paid, albeit late. The debt has prescribed it, ours can also prescribe, no? “
On Wednesday, after the case has been reported, the services declined. “According to the information provided by the Tax and Customs Authority (TA), the Tax Office of Porto today resulted in the withdrawal of that attachment made under the law,” the guardianship Lusa. He did so “after confirming with the respective association that the goods in question is intended to achieve the purpose of public utility that that entity continues.”
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