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Several of the changes to the SSM allocation model were contested by the two autonomous regions.
José Manuel Rodrigues was speaking during the first public consultation session for the creation of the Madeira Maritime Port Technological Hub.
The Government has extended until June the suspension of the requirement for a regularised tax status to access the social mobility subsidy (SSM) for travel between the autonomous regions and the mainland. The new access criteria for the SSM, which came into effect in January, were suspended until this Tuesday, but the executive decided to postpone it for the third time.
Paulo Moniz argues that the island autonomy of the Azores is a “visceral” reality and calls for greater political understanding. The PSD deputy guarantees that the TAP privatisation schedule is proceeding without delays.
Filipe Sousa asked the Prime Minister if he could guarantee that the Portuguese people from the autonomous regions “will no longer have to pay upfront for travel.”
The choice of Terceira honours half a century of the constitutional consecration of the autonomous regions. Luxembourg represents the Portuguese diaspora in the world.
MPs say state transfers should “take into account the specific nature” of the local authorities in the autonomous regions.
