Tax breaks for young first-home buyers will cost €25 million this year
Portugal’s government estimates that the exemption from purchase tax and stamp duty on purchases of first homes by young people will cost around €25 million in the first six months
Restoring nature best way to prevent fires on Iberian Peninsula – WWF report
Restoring nature is the best way to prevent fires on the Iberian Peninsula, according to the international environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in a report released today.
Minister opens up about changes to unemployment benefit
Portugal’s minister of labour and social security is advocating for changes in unemployment benefit to “try to prevent it from becoming more attractive for people who receive social benefits, namely
World Superbike Championship returns to Algarve in August
Portimão welcomes the seventh round of the World Superbike Championship The World Superbike Championship is returning to the Algarve between August 9 and 11, promising three days of heart-pounding action
More people trust justice system than government/ parliament
The Portuguese have a higher level of confidence in the courts and the judicial system than in parliament and the government, according to a report by the OECD (Organisation for
Lisbon council asks government not to make land laws more flexible
Lisbon City Council is urging the government “not to make the land law more flexible”, (as is planned) as this could encourage property speculation and increase the risk of corruption.
Three bodies discovered in shipwrecked boat
Bodies located full seven days after tragedy off coast of Marinha Grande The bodies of all three crew members missing after the Virgem Dolorosa ‘turned turtle’ just over a week
Desalination plant in Algarve “should be last resort”, admits minister
But project “goes back a long way…” A chink of light at last for all those fighting against the unrecoverable environmental destruction of reverse osmosis desalination off one of the
“Active Summer” in Loulé, Almancil and Quarteira
The municipality’s “Verão ativo’24” programme offers sports activities for all until September 13. Loulé City Hall is encouraging residents and tourists visiting the municipality during this season to have an
Social Security minister describes shock find of €287 million deficit
Deficit stems from measures taken by previous government without budgetary allocation The ongoing wrangle over “how much money was spent by the last administration” ratcheted up yesterday when minister for