Petition to who, exactly?
If it was to the government, I would say this: if you're asking for reduced *taxes* on fuel, I think that's a great idea. Taxes are thinly veiled theft and a distortion of t...
It’s a petition to the Portuguese Parliament (the Assembly of the Republic).
In Portugal, we have a formal legal mechanism for citizen initiatives: if an official petition reaches 7,500 signatures, Parliament is legally required to debate the topic in a full plenary session.
So it falls into your first category, it's directed at lawmakers to force a public debate on government policy and fuel taxes.
In Portugal, we have a formal legal mechanism for citizen initiatives: if an official petition reaches 7,500 signatures, Parliament is legally required to debate the topic in a full plenary session.
So it falls into your first category, it's directed at lawmakers to force a public debate on government policy and fuel taxes.
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