Steps asks that “don’t lose another 10 years” without reforming Seg. Social

O former Prime Minister Passos Coelho lamented today that more than 10 years have been lost without reforming Social Security and wished that “no more 10 will be lost”, because this will create “more difficulties” for the Portuguese.

Falling back from the time he led the government, the former Prime Minister of the PSD said that “we could not reach a broad understanding” on this matter, “in particular with the PS”.

In statements to journalists in Évora, this evening, at the margins of the School of Schools of Popular Youth (JP), in which he is a speaker, Pedro Passos Coelho said that, at the time of his governance and before the legislative elections, he invited António Costa, then leader of the PS, to reform Social Security to “give sustainability to pensions in the future”.

In this sense, “whoever won the elections and ruled would abide by this agreement, this reform, whoever did not win the elections or was in the opposition would support this reform,” he said.

“ At the time, Dr António Costa said that it was not time for us to talk about such reform proposals and, moreover, he felt that there was no problem with pensions and so we moved on,” he said.

But, “unfortunately, more than 10 years were lost in this matter,” he lamented.

“ I hope 10 more are not lost, because if they are lost it means that those who are starting their contribution life today will have more difficulties,” he added.

The former leader of the PSD between 2010 and 2018 explained to journalists that it is precisely about Social Security and the social security system that will be speaking tonight at the Popular Youth Board Meeting, in a closed session.

Asked by journalists about the housing area and the demonstrations taking place today in dozens of cities in the country, the Social Democrats refused to comment.

“I am not at hand to sow comments about what is happening in the world and in the country” and “I do not want to comment on the agenda of the day”, he retorted.

And he again focused his speech on Social Security to warn that, in this matter, “it is still necessary to do a lot” to build “a path that guarantees some intergenerational equity” and that, who is at the beginning of his career, can “tell that pensions will be there in the future to fulfill their role”.

On the announcement of the mayor of Oeiras, Isaltino Morais, who intends to create a new party and asked if he has been invited, Passos Coelho left no doubt.

“ I have said it once and I repeat it again, I have been with the PSD for many years and I do not intend to be sponsoring or parties or joining other parties. Therefore, I think it will not surprise anyone that my path is a path framed within my party, which is the PSD ", said.

The School of Boards of JP, a structure that represents the young people of the CDS, is taking place in a hotel unit in Évora, from Friday to Sunday.