Miguel Morgado on Mário Centeno's book: "I hope he is able to justify these uncertain accounts that occurred when he was minister"
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Miguel Morgado on Mário Centeno's book: "I hope he is able to justify these uncertain accounts that occurred when he was minister"

SIC Notícias8 September 2026 at 15:32

Miguel Morgado, SIC commentator, commented on the program "Torto e Direito" on the announcement that the PRR was fully executed. The commentator addressed the issue of public investment of recent Governments in Portugal.

Morgado directed criticism at Mário Centeno, former Finance Minister, referring to his recently announced book. The commentator stated that he hopes Centeno is able to justify the "uncertain accounts" that occurred during the period when he was minister.

Miguel Morgado's intervention comes in the context of the discussion about the execution of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, a European funds program aimed at economic recovery. The commentator analyzed the way different Governments managed public investment over recent years.

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