The National Association of Parishes (ANAFRE) admitted today appeal to the President of the Republic to raise the unconstitutionality of State Budget (OE) 2009 regarding the salaries of elected on a continuing basis.
"If there is no sense to resolve this issue in the Assembly of the Republic, but the ANAFRE appeal to the President of the Republic to raise the unconstitutionality of this matter which, in our view, is manifestly unconstitutional", said today the president of the association, Armando Vieira, during a press conference in Lisbon, which was attended by mayors from around the country to express its indignation.
At issue is the absence of a specific sum in payment of their wages to OE of the presidents of large joints parish, as since the publication of the law 11/96, which frames the rules applicable to the exercise of office of members of the parish together.
Article 10 says that law that the money needed to pay the fees and charges with the members of the Board on a full time or part-time 'will be carried out directly by the State budget.
"If there is no sense to resolve this issue in the Assembly of the Republic, but the ANAFRE appeal to the President of the Republic to raise the unconstitutionality of this matter which, in our view, is manifestly unconstitutional", said today the president of the association, Armando Vieira, during a press conference in Lisbon, which was attended by mayors from around the country to express its indignation.
At issue is the absence of a specific sum in payment of their wages to OE of the presidents of large joints parish, as since the publication of the law 11/96, which frames the rules applicable to the exercise of office of members of the parish together.
Article 10 says that law that the money needed to pay the fees and charges with the members of the Board on a full time or part-time 'will be carried out directly by the State budget.
