The PS Secretary-General, Carlos Carneiro, criticized the agricultural diesel support measure, considering that it amounts to "giving with one hand and taking with both". The statement comes in the context of a debate on the Government's agricultural policies.
According to Carneiro's intervention, the Executive ends up with a significant financial advantage from this measure. The Socialist leader stated that, between what the Government gives and what it takes, there remain 400 million euros in State coffers.
This PS position emerges as part of the opposition to the Government's strategy for the agricultural sector. The party believes that the announced support is not as favorable as it appears at first glance, given the associated fiscal and tax impact.
Carneiro's statement reflects the political dispute around support policies for the primary sector, with the PS seeking to demonstrate that farmers do not benefit as much as the Executive claims with this agricultural diesel measure.
