“We knew there was a risk that electricity would go up 40% in August. Today the Government came to say that it was not quite like that, but it did not clarify much, and the Prime Minister should interrupt his holidays to explain this”, said the party leader.

Unclear

Despite the Secretary of State for the Environment and Energy, João Galamba, having denied the increase, André Ventura stressed that the issue is not clear at this moment and that the government official did not say what the increase would be.

“At the time we are talking, the Portuguese are wondering what will the increase in their electricity bill in August will be”, stressed the leader of Chega.

The Chega leader understands that any increase in the current situation “is complicated, especially with inflation reaching historic levels, similar to the values ​​of 1994, which could reach 10% at the end of the year, and if we add this increase in energy, we can open the door to a very deep crisis”.