The PS "defeated" to lower VAT on bullfights, but Caesar was supported on the bench

TAs expected, the official proposal of the PS parliamentary group to reduce VAT from the bullfight from 13 to 6%, unlike the socialist government itself, was condemned by the PSD, the CDS-PP, the Left Bloc, the PCP, the EPI and PAN MP André Silva.

But in this vote, another leader was also at stake, it concerns only the socialist bloc. It was important to determine whether the majority of the Socialist Party, which had the freedom to vote, was siding with the chairman of the PS parliamentary group, Carlos César, the first member of the proposal to reduce VAT or in line with the recommendation of the government. intended to maintain VAT on bullfighting at 13%.

After about ten minutes of individual counting, the PS party's official proposal got 43 votes and 40 Socialist deputies voted against, following the recommendation of the executive of António Costa on this subject. The President of the Assembly of the Republic, Ferro Rodrigues, chose to exercise his right not to vote.

Against the proposal which had as its first subscriber Carlos César the following socialist deputies: the Deputy Secretary General of the PS, Ana Catarina Mendes, the spokesman of this party, Maria Antónia Almeida Santos, Neto Brandão Filipe, Fernando Rocha Andrade, Pedro Delgado Alves, Porfírio Silva . Catarina Marcelino, Luís Soares, Edit Estrela, Fernando Jesus, Alexandre Quintanilha, Margarida Marques, Paulo Trigo Pereira, Carla Sousa, Tiago Barbosa Ribeiro, Susana Amador, Elza Pais, Sales António, Rosa Albernaz, Lúcia Araújo, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, Isabel Santos , Isabel Moreira, André Pinotes Batista, Carla Tavares, Wanda Guimarães, Ana Passos, Francisco Rocha, José Rui Cruz, Luís Graça, José Magalhães, Pedro Bacelar Vasconcelos, Diogo Leão, Constança Urbano de Sousa, Hugo Carvalho, Odete João, Maria da Conceição Loureito, Vitalino Canas, Ivan Gonçalves, Sandra Pontedeira.

Hair a favorable vote, in addition to Carlos Césarwere his vice-presidents, João Paulo Correia, Idalia Serrão, Lara Martinho, Jamila Madeira and Carlos Pereira, as well as former ministers such as João Soares and Jorge Lacão.

The following members also voted in favor of the following members: Sérgio Sousa Pinto, Helena Rosetta, Marcos Perestrello, Hugo Pires, Simoes' Ascent, João Castro, Maria da Luz Rosinha, Fernando Anastácio, Maria Augusta Santos, Santinho Pacheco, Joaquim Barreto, João Marques, Paulo Pisco, Rui Riso, Sofia Araújo, Hugo Costa, João Gouveia, Pedro Coimbra, Nuno Sá, Luís Vilhena, Joaquim Raposo, Ricardo Bexiga, Eurídice Pereira, Cristina Jesus, Miranda Calha, António Gameiro, Maria Isabel , Hortense Martins, Joana Lima, Renato Sampaio, Luis Testa, Norberto Martinho, Pedro Carmo, José Carpinteiro and Miguel Coelho.