Prime Minister Luís Montenegro accused the previous Government of António Costa of having left in a drawer a budget surplus greater than 3,500 million euros. Montenegro's references to the financial legacy of the socialist Executive prompted a response from the Socialist Party.
The secretary-general of the PS responded to Montenegro's accusations, counterattacking the prime minister. The exchange of accusations comes in the context of a debate about the management of Portuguese public accounts.
Carneiro, as the PS leader, sought to counter the Government's narrative about what was left unresolved by the previous Executive. The media dispute reflects the tensions between the two main Portuguese political parties.



