The Government of António Costa, has appointed nearly 1,000 people in just three months

The Unelected PM, António Costa

The government of António Costa has already made 994 appointments

 in just three months in office, 

of which only 859 are for the ministerial offices, 

according to research from "i" newspaper, 

to all the nominations published in the Official Gazette 

(Diario da Republica) of last Friday.

This number, however, sins by default. 

With regard to the government offices,  

there are several members of the executive who have not published 

any appointment of deputies, advisors/consultants, administratives, 

secretaries and drivers. 

In the case of positions in the public administration, 

according to the "i" newspaper, 

it only covers appointments already published in DR, 

not including the newly announced leaders, 

such as for the presidency of the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB).

This is the main reason why the costs of the current government offices 

has soared to € 58.2 million this year, 

€ 6.7 million more than in 2015.

177 advisors and consultants: 

according to the analysis of "i" newspaper of the published appointments, 

the 60 members of the government has appointed: 

178 deputies, 

177 advisors/consultants/experts, 

190 administratives/auxiliary staff, 

127 secretaries and

127 drivers.

The list of governors with the most people appointed, 

is led by the defense minister, José Azeredo Lopes, 

a total of 32, 

of which 13 administrative/auxiliary staff, 

7 advisors/consultants/experts. 

The second place is occupied by the Finance Minister, Mario Centeno, 

with 27 nominations, 

10 of which advisors/consultants/experts 

and 5 secretaries. 

The Prime Minister, António Costa and the Minister of Economy 

come in third place with 26 nominations. 

António Costa has appointed 8 deputies, 

9 advisors/consultants/experts, 

7 secretaries 

and 1 driver. 

Manuel Caldeira Cabral already appointed: 

5 deputies, 

7 advisors/consultants/experts, 

7 administrative/auxiliary staff, 

3 secretaries and 

3 drivers.
With more than 20 nominations each 
we still found the Minister of Internal Affairs (25); 
the Minister of Education (23); 
the Minister of Foreign Affairs (22); 
the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (21); 
the budget Secretary of State and the Minister of Culture (20) each. 
State secretaries of Fiscal Affairs and Education have (19); 
Assistant Secretary of State and Administrative Modernisation 
and the Ministers of Labour, Health and Agriculture, (18) each.

THE MORE; THE MERRIER:

THE TAX-PAYERS JUST HAVE TO OWN UP!!