Coastal study centres
FIVE REGIONAL administrations, including one for the Algarve, will be set up to study coastal erosion and tidal patterns. Minister for the Environment, Nunes Correia, said the annual erosion of
Câmara recycles cars
A TOTAL of 122 abandoned vehicles have been removed from the streets of Vila Real de Santo António over the past five years and recycled. The vehicles were collected by
Disabilities are main cause of discrimination
A STUDY has revealed that 87 per cent of Portuguese consider that mental or physical disabilities are the principal cause of discrimination. The damning statistics, published by Eurobarometer in Brussels,
Discriminatory tax
THE EUROPEAN commission has decided to go ahead with a legal battle against Portugal for failing to put an end to discriminatory taxation on dividends paid to foreign companies. The
Finance Ministry nets biggest ever tax catch
THE PORTUGUESE Ministry of Finance recorded its largest tax receipts ever last year thanks, according to Finance Minister, Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, to improved efficiency and tighter controls. The government’s
Figures improved
Social Security contributions climbed by 328 million euros in 2006, compared with 2005.According to provisional estimates by the general director of the State budget, an increase in contributions and transfers
Golfers help the animals
The annual golf tournament at Boavista Golf, Lagos on January 21 raised around 10,000 euros for the Algarve-based animal charity, The Hope Fund. The Hope Fund would like to thank
Hotel funding hiccup
A LACK of funds has halted the conversion of the Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro in Monchique into a hotel. President of the câmara, Carlos Tuta, has said they
Illegal nicotine limits
The Portuguese could be smoking cigarettes with higher levels of nicotine than is allowed by law. This is because there is a lack of checks and controls on tobacco imported
Looking to Spain
Portuguese catering and Restaurant Association (ARESP) says its members are sick and tired of being “ripped off” by the high Multibanco and electronic charges charged by Portuguese banks. Instead, they