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PS Vieira do Minho today accused the local council of "lack of transparency, for having paid the salary free of a councilor through an association", a fact that the mayor of the municipality denied, guaranteeing that "would not correspond to the truth".

According to the PS, the majority PSD / CDS in Braga District "hides a fourth full-time advisor by using the Serra da Cabreira Prescription Association (APOSC) to place employees, this allows him to conceal expenses and simultaneously hire without any control.

"The real cause of the successive financial transfers to the APOSC is now clear," the Socialists said in a statement, strongly condemning the lack of transparency and rigor in the management of public funds.

For PS, "although the city council is part of the APOSC, this association does not have its activity published anywhere, its governing bodies are not known, let alone its staff," he said. he asks. the case at the Municipal Assembly.

Contacted by the Lusa agency, the mayor António Cardoso accused the PS of "not knowing the truth", saying that, if the municipality wished, the councilor Ana Ribeiro, "elected by the people, could even exercise full time "and" would have a higher salary than what he has. "

"The councilor represents the municipality at the APOSC and the salary she receives is 20% lower than that of an alderman," he explained.

António Cardoso assured that Ana Ribeiro was doing "a great job in planning and planning the Cabreira mountain range".

"The association, since taking office, has already approved about one million euros of applications submitted under the Sierra Cabreira.In just over a year, there is visible work and we will present these given to the Municipal Assembly, at the request of the President, "he said.

The mayor stated that the chamber "even gave his permission" for the manager "to be appointed as a full-time or part-time advisor".

"We understand that it would better serve the county and the people it was, as a representative of the municipality, in this association," he said, noting that the APOSC, "created at a PS agent and inactive for many years, is finally showing good results. "