Legislative 2022: At a time when there is already talk of lifting the prophylactic isolation to allow voting on January 30th, which of course is a measure that seems unfriendly to public health, perhaps it is a good idea to remember that our vote does not contribute only for the composition of the Assembly of the Republic. Our vote can also translate into money for the pockets of national political parties.
Let’s go by parts.
Legislative 2022: Did you know that your vote means money in the pockets of the parties?
Therefore, the funding that the parties receive every year, consists of an amount equivalent to the fraction 1/135 of the value of the IAS, which in the last legislative, in 2019, meant something like 11.6€. (€2.90 multiplied by the 4 years of the legislature)
However, not all parties are entitled to this grant! It is necessary to raise at least 50 thousand votes, whether or not they have parliamentary representation.
However, if we want to continue talking about state money for parties, we also have to look at the almost 7 million euros reserved for the election campaign (data from 2019). But here too there are some rules, as the grant can never exceed the expenditure of each eligible party. (Source)
In case you don’t know, whoever you find at the polling stations isn’t there for ‘free’ either. Every member of each table earns around €51.93, with the right to leave work the following day. (Source)
Fuels: 3 weeks of 2022 = 3 increases!
You were probably distracted by the hustle and bustle of Christmas and New Years… But maybe you should be more attentive, because with the passing of the year, fuel prices have increased again.
So, if by any chance you were already “on the hook” with the price of fuel, we have (more) bad news. The third week of 2022 represents the third rise in the price of gasoline and diesel.
Unfortunately, these are not insignificant increases. Fuel is once again reaching a prohibitive point for the Portuguese.
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