Proposed VAT rise for restaurants could lead to tax evasion
Portugal’s restaurateurs have slammed the government’s decision to hike VAT in the sector by 10 percentage points from next year, a measure they say will strangle businesses and lead to
Top bank
Santander Totta has been voted ‘Bank of the Year’ and the ‘Most Profitable and Solid Bank’ in Portugal. The announcement followed the results of a study carried out by Deloitte
English poetry
The Association of Literature and Film Friends of the Algarve (ALFA) is holding an afternoon reading of English prose and poetry next week. Participants are invited to take along an interesting
Putting smiles on children’s faces this Christmas
Children who live in the Bom Samaritano Children’s Home in Alvor have received a Christmas shoe box each year since 2001. However, this year the home is struggling to get
Tree of love at Lagoa winery
A regional art movement is appealing to residents of the Algarve to give underprivileged children a Christmas gift “filled with love” this month. Visitors to the Arte Algarve international art
Europe must choose the lesser of two evils says economist
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The European Union must act decisively at a political and economic level to avert a 1930s Depression, said an economist last week. All EU member states
School Christmas bazaar raises funds for girls’ home
A Christmas bazaar held at the International School of the Algarve in Lagoa on November 18 raised more than €2,500 for a girls’ home in Portimão. The annual event is
Unsolicited security cold calls continue
By Sophie McCarrick sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgroup.com An alarm company that misled residents by claiming that local councils would pay for the installation of home security systems is continuing to make unsolicited calls.
Fado officially recognised by UNESCO
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Portuguese music genre Fado, which developed in the middle of the 19th century, has been voted Heritage of Humanity at a meeting of UNESCO’s Magna Council.
Scottish beef for Christmas
A British butcher’s shop in Tavira, Carnedale Talho, has introduced Orkney Island Scotch beef in time for Christmas. All cuts are now available in store, along with a large range