Young workers protest against cost of living, low wages
“Young people are leaving their parents’ house later and later due to low wages and precariousness” Around 1,000 young workers took part in a demonstration organised by Interjovem in Lisbon
Essential goods with 0% VAT announced by PM
The measure will last for a period of six months (April to October) With food prices soaring, Prime minister António Costa has this afternoon announced the essential goods benefitting from
Civil servants to receive extra 1% pay increase
The government presented a package of measures to mitigate the rising cost of living Civil servants in Portugal are to receive a 1% salary increase this year as well as
State to grant €140 million to farmers to mitigate rising costs
VAT “at zero rate” on essential food items; products still to be decided The Portuguese government will grant this year a “support” of €140 million to agriculture, it announced on
Government tackles rising cost of living
0% VAT on essential food products, 1% wage increases for civil servants and €30 monthly subsidy for “vulnerable families” A new package of measures to tackle Portugal’s rising cost of
Thousands march through streets of Lisbon demonstrating against cost of living crisis
Demand higher salaries/pensions; extra support measures for cash-strapped citizens Thousands responded today to the CGTP trade union call for a mass demo in Lisbon to protest about the cost of
February inflation eases to 8.2%; foodstuffs at 21.5%
Government “studying urgent measures to clamp down on rising food prices” Inflation for February has eased to 8.2%, meaning inflation has fallen for the 4th consecutive month – but prices
Cost of essential foods rises 29% from 2022 – ASAE
Data cited only takes prices to February The food basket, defined by ASAE – Portugal’s food and economic safety agency – to calculate the movement of prices, has increased almost
State inspectors ‘further intensify’ hypermarket ‘price checks’
“Will be watching for any kind of price collusion” – Secretary of State If rising food prices have anything to do with supermarket and hypermarket chains operating ‘price collusion’ (and
Nationwide swoop on supermarket price increases
38 ASAE brigades at work; “we will intensify these checks”, says government Thirty-eight brigades involving 80 ASAE (authority for economic and food safety) inspectors are on the ground today inspecting