The Chega party questioned this Saturday the Government about a possible existence of executive members with social participations in REN, a company in the Portuguese energy sector. André Ventura, party leader, announced at a press conference at the national headquarters of Chega, in Lisbon, that the party sent questions to the Government regarding REN's operation, seeking to know if some members of the Executive hold social participations in this company.
In that same speech, Chega made an accusation against the PS, claiming that the Socialist Party has been lying about the issue of VAT reduction. According to Chega, the VAT reduction should not be done through a recommendation, but through a bill, which represents a significant difference in the legislative process.
This Chega offensive is part of what the party calls the "fuel battle," a political struggle that Ventura has been prolonging against the Executive. The far-right party has been using these issues about REN and fuel taxation as pillars of its strategy of opposition to the Government.
