“As the PS has always stated, the macroeconomic framework presented by AD during the electoral campaign is unrealistic, and therefore, the country in 2025 and 2026 will not grow in line with the AD’s electoral promises, it will grow substantially less,” noted Eurico Brilhante Dias following a meeting with the Government at the parliament on various topics, including the State Budget for 2026 (OE2026).
According to the PS parliamentary leader, “the projections for 2025 and the Government’s forecasts for 2026 are clearly below the electoral promises of AD’s macroeconomic scenario.”
In AD’s electoral program, the economic growth forecasts for this year were 2.4% and 2.6% for 2026.
“The Government assumed something that is important for us, that aspects of public policy such as changes to labor law or changes to the Basic Health Law framework or those related to the SNS are topics that will not appear in the budget proposal, and we will watch closely until October 10 to see if this Government commitment is fulfilled,” he further revealed.
Last week, the PS secretary-general, José Luís Carneiro, had warned that his party would oppose options in the next Budget that reflect the changes to labor legislation that the Government intends to approve.
After the Government began a series of meetings with parliamentary parties on Wednesday on various topics, including the State Budget for 2026 and laws on foreigners and nationality, today it was PS’s turn.
The PS delegation, led by parliamentary leader Eurico Brilhante Dias, also included deputies António Mendonça Mendes, Pedro Delgado Alves, João Torres, and Sérgio Ávila.
