Government guarantees that it will not lay off workers or put in requalificaçãoLusa | February 12, 2016, 20:50 – Jornal de Negócios – Portugal

“I will not have to lay off anyone, I will not have to send anyone to the renovation. I have is prudent concern to recruit new workers. Every year, for retirement, or any other form leaving 20,000 workers public administration, “Vieira da Silva said.

the minister, who was heard for nearly six hours in a joint hearing of the Budget Committee and the Labor and Social Security, promised to” prioritize the point of view of the new people hired, “the recruitment of workers for the Authority of Working Conditions (ACT) and the child protection committees and youth at risk.

the statements of Vieira da Silva appeared in following an intervention by the deputy CDS Antonio Carlos Monteiro, who questioned the president about the existence of a ‘B’ plan or additional measures following the Brussels requirements, on Thursday.

“There I was asked, but I have provided other measures and I have stated them here: combating tax evasion, support for social services and other [...] I have no alternative measures have no ‘B’ plan, “said the minister guardianship, accusing the deputy missed “nothing” about the issue of human resources in public administration and make interventions “completely out of order.” And stressed: “.. The priority is to recruit will not dismiss anyone or send anyone to the requalification”

In his final speech, Vieira da Silva also said, alluding to the Social Emergency Program (SEP) that “there are truths that hurt, but which have to be said,” classifying this program of “mystification”, which merely create social canteens while the remaining measures were supported by the current expenditure.

the Minister which was heard in parliament to explain the accounts of Social Security under the State Budget for 2016 (OE2016) also pointed out that the year 2015 was spent improperly, 200 million in benefits.

to recover this amount came from the coffers of Social Security the Government will submit an annual plan to combat contributory and prestacional evasion, which includes a new monthly statement of remuneration and tighter control of sickness benefit, estimated total revenues of EUR 200 million.