The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) into Santa Casa da Misericórdia will be suspended during negotiations and voting on the State Budget for next yearat a time when there is still an impasse over an agreement between the Government and the opposition. This was a decision voted on in the session taking place this Wednesday, in the Assembly of the Republic, Expresso found.
The Government has until October 10th to present the OE in Parliament, according to the law, which will then be voted on by all elected deputies. It is expected that the debate in general will take place on the 30th and 31st of October and that the discussion in the specialty will take place between November 22nd and 28th.
A CPI to the financial management and political supervision of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon started last September 18th and will be led by socialist deputy Tiago Barbosa Ribeiro. This Wednesday a new session was scheduled on the parliamentary agenda to discuss, among other topics, the “ddeliberation on the possibility of suspending the Commission’s work during the period of discussion of the State Budget for 2025″.
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The scrutiny will cover the institution’s management since 2011when Pedro Passos Coelho was prime minister and Pedro Santana Lopes was provider. The CPI was proposed by the Liberal Initiative, Bloco de Esquerda and Chega.
Initially, the commission was expected to last 180 days, but it will now be extended, as it will coincide with the presentation and discussion of the State Budget. Its call came following the hearings that were held at the Labor and Social Security committee this year, which focused on failed internationalization strategy of the institution. This is the second Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry set up in this legislature.
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This year, SCML is expected to achieve a profit of €10 million and next year €38 million, according to the plan that was presented to directors last week. Now, for the entire accumulated loss to be compensated, as the provider admits, the institution must present an average profit of €25.5 million in 2026 and 2027.
