The Minister of Finance said on Monday in Rio Maior, which the Government has not yet defined a solution to ensure the sustainability of social security and wants “a broad consensus” with the PS and Social Dialogue.
Maria Luís Albuquerque said, on Monday evening, at the end of a “conversation” with militants Santarém district of Rio Maior, which the government has no solution and want “from form completely open “to discuss a problem” exists, is identified and which is also recognized by the Socialist Party. “
” What we have been saying is that we have a sustainability problem in Social Security, which is also recognized on the part of the Socialist Party. There is no solution designed, no definite solution. We want a broad consensus on this matter, with the PS, the Social Dialogue, along the lines indicated by the Constitutional Court, “he said.
Asked if there are alternatives to cutting the current pensions (as pointed out on Saturday in Ovar), as defended the Socialist leader, Antonio Costa, the minister regretted that the PS did not accept even “sit at the table “with the Government to seek such a solution.
” We are available at any time, not least after the elections, to discuss these solutions in common and we can reach an agreement. We start from completely open mind to this negotiation, knowing that we have a problem and we have a set of constraints to solve it, particularly those already set out by the Constitutional Court, “he said.
Maria Luís Albuquerque ensured that the government does not want to “create limitations.”
“If we want a discussion to a consensus can not say at the outset that will be one way or another. We want an open discussion on consensus, to solve a problem that is identified and recognized by all and express openness to this discussion for a long time, “he added.
The minister said on Saturday, a Youth event Social Democrat, that the process of ensuring the sustainability of Social Security may experience reductions in current pensions if they mean better redistribution of effort.
In response to this statement, the general secretary of the PS remembered that “the Constitution requiring the security of pension payments” and said that there are alternative forms of financing.
In turn, the Minister of Solidarity, Employment and Social Security, Pedro Mota Soares, said that “any changes to the pension system should be discussed in broad political consensus, especially with the main opposition party, “stressing that” there is currently no measure being discussed, there is no proposal to be submitted. “
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