Arrive/Azores presents 22 proposals for the State Budget 2027

O parliamentary group of Açore in the Assembly of the Republic presented 22 measures for the Azores under the State Budget for 2027, covering “fundamental areas” for Azoreans and “defence of strategic interests of the Region”, it was announced today.

According to a press release from Ajuta/Azores, the party also proposes two other national measures, but which “also extend to the Azores”, such as the reduction of retirement age and the elimination of IMI ( Municipal Tax on Property).

Among the measures highlighted is the implementation of the new Territorial Continuity Mechanism, in order to ensure compliance with the law and the availability of alternative channels to the digital platform, the party advances.

In agriculture, the Aquida proposes the payment of POSEI's rates (Programme of Specific Options to address the Distance and Insularity) to Azorean farmers and the payment of EUR 23 million of extraordinary support for agriculture.

In the fisheries sector, the party proposes the creation of financial support for activities related to the maintenance and extension of the Protected Sea Area Network of the Azores (RAMPA).

In the area of security and justice, it proposes the requalification of the police stations of the PSP, the construction of the Prison Institution of São Miguel, the strengthening of the contingents of the PSP and the GNR, adds the Aquida, in the note.

It also advocates the allocation of insularity grants to security forces professionals and workers of the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services in the Autonomous Regions.

On the other hand, the party also proposed strengthening the number of judicial officers and magistrates in the Tribunal Judicial da Commarca dos Açores and in the Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal de Ponta Delgada, as well as granting insularity grants to judicial officials.

“ The protection of submarine cables crossing the maritime territory under Portuguese jurisdiction is another priority, by strengthening the available technical means ", says.

The party also proposes the creation of “a naval base or infrastructure capable of ensuring permanent support for ships operating in the Azores”.

It also supports the accommodation of Azorean students who attend universities on the continent and the increase in funding from the University of the Azores.

Also according to the party, the set of proposals includes the inventory and assignment of state buildings located in the Autonomous Regions and the exemption of the tourist tax for residents of the Azores and Madeira.

For the MP, elected by the Azores to the Assembly of the Republic, Ana Martins, “these proposals show that the party is not limited to criticizing the lack of attention of the Government of the Republic to the Autonomous Regions, but presents concrete solutions to improve the living conditions of Azoreans”.

“We cannot admit that the Azores are only remembered when it is convenient in the political speeches”, says the MP of Cávez, quoted in the note.