Ovibeja: Passos Coelho accuses government “assault” Banco de Portugal.
Pedro Passos Coelho, PSD leader, He visited Ovibeja and accused the government prepares to take over the reserves of the Bank of Portugal.
Pedro Passos Coelho was this afternoon in Ovibeja and talked about the unemployment figures and the working group of the PS and the Left Bloc report on the sustainability of public debt, arguing that "the Government is preparing to take over the reserves of the Bank of Portugal".
The PSD leader began by saying that "I felt like saying much", when faced with today's report, adding that after many years and many voices BE PS, to insist that it was essential to restructure the debt "if people still think that the conversation is over and they put the guitar in the bag", justified.
As for the abandonment of debt restructuring by the Government, Passos Coelho considered the fact as "very positive", which makes the suggestion to extend the deadlines and leave open the debt relief, situation for the former prime minister "does not have high visibility so the government did not write the report", finished.
"I loved that we had a lower debt and the debt was not me that did", explaining that there was borrowing "almost 80 billion contracted by the previous government to my ". The PSD leader regretted that the Government "has slowed this the IMF payment schedule" adding that "it is dangerous that the government is preparing to make", accused the Executive of António Costa to prepare to "get their hands on the reserves of the Bank of Portugal. This is clear as extraordinary measure mess in deficit figures ", finished.
When asked about the unemployment figures today revealed by the INE that give the unemployment rate 9,9%, Passos Coelho said that this "has downloaded every month", explaining that "to a large extent is due to the creation of jobs more precarious and less guarantees, addressing the structural reforms made by my Government ".
The former Prime Minister said that "the labor reform was not made against anyone, but because it was necessary ", concluded.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
