"It is time to postpone investment"

The President took the inauguration of the new center of logistics operations of the carrier Luís Simões, in Canterbury, to leave a sign of support for the investment options of José Sócrates. Pointing out that "the crises are opportunities," Cavaco Silva warned that "time is not to delay investments that are profitable."

'All socially and economically profitable investments should be made', argued the head of state, denying, however, to assess whether the large public works outlined by the Government, such as TVG and the new airport of Lisbon, are included in the package. 'I can not make comments on this matter because it is a source of great controversy politico-partisan', explained, but made it clear that the 'keyword' will always be the choice of projects' cost effective '.

Cavaco Silva believes that "the Portuguese businessmen can not let it conquer the fear and leave everything for tomorrow ', because, he said," is a mistake to postpone its implementation for tomorrow. "

Satisfied, Ana Paula Vitorino, Secretary of State for Transport, watched the speech Cavaco Silva 'as deencorajamento words. " 'What the President meant to say was that the solution in times of crisis does not stop, because that estagna the economy collapses and the social and economic system,' summarized. Questioned on whether the definition of Cavaco Silva concerned the high-speed railway and the new airport, Ana Paula Vitorino said that 'there is no doubt that these projects are, not from a financial perspective, but for economic and social, profitable '.

It is recalled that Manuela Ferreira Leite, líderdoPSDe aquelaquemuitos believed to be the voice of Cavaco active in politics, has on several occasions condemned the repeated and public investment to the country 'is not spending public resources that Portugal advances and this requires that the policy of public investment has to be very careful, 'said the PSD in Congress. In recent months Ferreira Leite has sought to graduate the speech, admitting that there are public investments, such as the airport, should be kept.

Jorge Costa, coordinator of Public Works of the PSD in Parliament, said the CM that 'the party is revising' in statements by the President ', with a view to be necessary to determine "the return" on investment'. And remember that the leader of the Social Democrats always said we had to learn to relaçãodecustos / benefíciodas works, that is, its profitability. Given that the PSD has not yet.

The new logistics platform is capable of 56 thousand pallets, working 24 hours a day.