Immigration and health dominate debate
Immigration and health dominated part of the debate between André Ventura and Rui Tavares. The arrival leader spared no criticism of ‘open doors’ immigration: « We cannot continue to have Indians, Pakistani and Moroccans to come here or have children, » accusing the leftist parties of being responsible for the State of the National Health Service (NHS) and waved with the controversial case. « The NHS has become an open bar, » he said.
The leader of Livre acknowledged that “health is the main concern of the Portuguese today” and said that the proposal of the Program Regress Health could help promote the return of professionals in this area who were trained in Portugal but, however, left the country. Tavares also argued that the private sector does not work with a complementary offer, while on the contrary, it competes to the level of patients and health professionals.
The exchange of accusations was not here. “Rui Tavares argues that five thousand euros should be given to each baby born in Portugal, but it does not have to be Portuguese. It can come here by train or land here by plane and draw five thousand euros to the Portuguese! This would have a cost of about 500 million euros,” says Ventura. The leader of Free replied, « It’s less than young IRS. »
« To dismantle every lie of André Ventura, he did nothing else in this debate »
André Ventura also took advantage of the debate to mention that the arrival proposed the VAT do Cabaz to feed, as well as the elimination of tolls that, according to it, have been paid “300 times”.
Rui Tavares drew attention to the need to find coherent and stable majorities in Parliament, weaving harsh criticism of André Ventura’s party: “Since arriving has grown in Portugal, people have realized that they voted for a candidate that can only one opportunity. He didn’t have one, he had 50.
And about Ventura’s accusations not to answer the questions and links that the Livre leader will have, namely having friends in Iran, Rui Tavares said only: « To dismantle every lie from André Ventura, he did nothing else in this debate. »
« Trump is doing in the USA what we have to do in Europe »
The arrival leader applauded Donald Trump’s measure to move on with commercial tariffs and even considered that this should be the way to Europe.
And took the opportunity to accuse the free of wanting to get out of the NATO. « It was Rui Tavares’ irresponsibility to say that we should leave the NATO, dispense with the US, would like to ask who will defend us, if it is China, India, whether they are friends of Iran or George Soros, » he asked.
FOCUS CORRUPTION
Also the theme of corruption was focused and the controversy surrounding the company of Luís Montenegro. The free spokesman guarantees that he has already presented and will continue to present anti-corruption measures, giving examples: « Proposals as the Prime Minister cannot have consulting companies not to be in independent professional management. »
And the exchange of accusations went up again. André Ventura said the arrival was the party that most proposals presented against corruption, noting that the free was against 75% of these proposals, namely to confiscate the heritage of the corrupt, ”accuses Ventura. Rui Tavares did not spare in the answer: » I was the one who presented this proposal in 2011 « .
