Ministry clarifies statements Paulo Macedo on cost increases in the NHS – The Ministry of Health stated, on Tuesday, in a statement, the statements of the incumbent minister, Paulo Macedo, which were a first phase interpreted as a possible admission tax increases.
“The higher costs produced by health in the near future [indisputable matter] will be borne by taxes, unless the Portuguese decide other forms of financing, and this debate is to be done. In any case, higher costs do not automatically mean increased taxes [greater fiscal burden on taxpayers] because there may be room for a redistribution of tax revenues, “stated the press release of the Ministry.
The statement comes in the wake of statements made by Health Minister Paulo Macedo, on the sidelines of a conference in Oeiras, where he assumed that the costs of the National Health Service will increase.
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