“The Government is, of course, aware of something that is relevant, but it is not something that the Government is responsible for responding to evidence, whether of an administrative nature or of a totally criminal nature”, said Ricardo Mourinho Félix, speaking to Portuguese journalists, in Brussels, at the end of a meeting of finance ministers.
Asked about the possible impact of Isabel dos Santos' financial schemes on the Portuguese Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Secretary of State for Finance pointed out that this “is an issue that has arisen and that is being followed up by regulators”, and does not go any further. Details.
"With serenity, we will wait for the evaluation, for the work of the supervisors and, eventually, of the competent judicial authorities to look at this issue", he added, insisting that "the signs [...] will have to be monitored by the authorities".
