Centeno says European funds represent "a minority" of State investment

Mário Centeno stated that European funds represent only a small part of public investment in Portugal. The official highlighted that the largest share of State investment is financed by Portuguese taxpayers' taxes. This statement comes in the context of debates about the role of European funds in the Portuguese economy and about the need to recognize the contribution of national taxpayers to public financing. Centeno thus sought to highlight that, although European funds are important, they are a minority of the total investment of the Portuguese State.