Death and taxes
SUCCESSION TAX was abolished by the Portuguese legislator and replaced by Stamp Duty with effect from January 2004. However, this does not mean that the beneficiaries of an estate do
Election study reveals interesting facts and figures
AS THE dust settles on last month’s presidential election, several predictable yet interesting statistics have come to light. According to a study by Portugal Diário, Cavaco Silva’s hometown Boliqueime registered
EU energy
THE ROCKETING price of energy this winter has concentrated the minds of politicians throughout Europe. The issue has not just been the price and availability of oil from the Middle
Fake Portuguese passports seized in Thailand
A BOSNIAN citizen was found in possession of more than 60 false documents in Bangkok, Thailand, recently. The 42-year-old man, Mohammed Mehdaoui, suspected of being involved in a network of
Film Review – THE LIBERTINE
A brutally realistic film JOHNNY DEPP delivers one of the best performances of his career in Laurence Dunmore’s The Libertine, a true story about John Wilmot, a man who didn’t
Fuel retailers re-think future of business
THE HIGH price of petrol is encouraging an increasing number of Portuguese to leave their cars at home, resulting in falling fuel sales at petrol stations, with some companies claiming
Gates advises Portuguese on IT
MICROSOFT CHAIRMAN Bill Gates was in Lisbon early this week to unveil his company’s public services and e-government strategy and host Microsoft’s Government Leaders Forum Europe 2006, a two-day event
Government stands firm over bridge tolls
THE GOVERNMENT looks set to refuse raising IVA (VAT) on tolls to Lisbon bridges to 21 per cent, despite pressure from the European Union. Brussels wants IVA charged on tolls
Government’s austerity measures still not enough
MINISTER FOR Finance, Teixeira dos Santos, believes that the Portuguese government’s current austerity measures, if continued in 2006, will result in a balanced budget, reports The Resident’s Chris Graeme. According
Graffiti artists arrested in Lagos
LAST WEEK, three youths, aged between 17 and 19, all from Portimão, were arrested by Lagos police for spray painting various historical and cultural monuments, shops and private homes in