Portugal's 2022 state budget rejected by opposition

&amp;NewLine;<p>Yesterday, the 2022 state budget was rejected by the opposition and consequently not voted&amp;period; The consequences of its heavy and obliges the President of the Republic to dissolve the government&amp;period;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Portugal's 2022 state budget rejected by opposition<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Wednesday&amp;comma; the government and opposition came together to proceed with the vote on the 2022 state budget &amp;lpar;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;oe2022-reforme-de-irs-jeunes&sol;" data-type&equals;"post" data-id&equals;"8408">OE2022<&sol;a>Parliamentarians rejected the Portuguese state budget by 117 votes against&amp;comma; 108 in favor and five abstentions&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>António Costa and his government have failed to unite the opposition around this budget, forcing the President of the Portuguese Republic to dissolve the government and call early general elections within 60 days;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;noticiasaominuto&period;com&sol;pais&sol;1860661&sol;oe2022-marcelo-defende-que-se-deve-esperar-ate-ao-ultimo-segundo" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">President of the Republic<&sol;a>He announced that if the government and opposition are unable to agree on the 2022 budget, which he considers fundamental for the good of the country, he will have no choice but to ask the Portuguese people to vote in a new legislative campaign; he will have no choice but to ask the Portuguese people to vote in a new legislative campaign&amp;period; On Friday, a meeting with the various social players is scheduled&amp;comma; followed by a second meeting with the leaders of the different political parties&amp;period;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Barring a major surprise&amp;comma; Marcel Robela De Sousa&amp;comma; should therefore proceed with the formal dissolution of the chambers&amp;comma; so that early elections could take place as early as January 2022&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Antonia Costa and her government are therefore living out their final days at the head of the country&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;