Former government ministry boss gets seven year jail sentence for abuse of power
João Alberto Correia’s case goes back almost 10 years A former director of infrastructure at Portugal’s ministry of the interior (MAI), João Alberto Correia, has been sentenced to seven years
Main aim of State Budget: “to shelter country from external turmoil”
Proposal “lift elderly out of poverty” two years early Portugal’s prime minister has said that the main aim of next year’s State Budget is to put Portugal in a safe
CEO hired to pull State health service together “could resign any day now”
Fernando Araújo’s ‘management structure’ has its hands tied With Portugal’s State health system in complete disarray, the man whose expertise promised to ‘change everything’ is apparently ready to resign, in
2024 State Budget: main points summarised
Document to be ‘presented in parliament tomorrow’ The 2024 budget proposal will be submitted to parliament on tomorrow, ahead of ‘discussion in parliament’ on October 30-31. Specialised discussions – where
2024 State Budget approved by extraordinary Council of Ministers
Portugal’s Socialist government’s State Budget for 2024 was approved in an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. The document will be presented to parliament on Tuesday; is due
Left Bloc turns up heat over non-habitual resident tax regime
Calls for ‘immediate end’ to NHR as well as ban on sale of houses to non-habitual residents Left wing ‘radicals’ Bloco de Esquerda have seized on the announcement that Portugal’s
PSD refuses future alliances with CHEGA
The leader of the Portuguese Social Democratic Party (PSD) has said that “no is no” and excluded the right-wing CHEGA party from any “political governance agreement” that might have to
State Budget 2024 to see “modest tax cut”
Portugal’s Socialist (PS) government has pledged to cut taxes for its State Budget 2024 and has ruled out creating any new tax bands. But the government will not reveal the
PSD/CDS-PP win Madeira elections without absolutely majority
Miguel Albuquerque promises to form a “government with stability” The centre-right PSD/CDS-PP coalition won Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Madeira without an absolute majority, but social democrat Miguel Albuquerque promised to
Warring parties face off ‘for another session in parliament’
Speaker promises more oversight, return of fortnightly debates with PM Parliament officially returned from the long summer break today, following two weeks of increasing critical pressure on the absolute majority