Cost-of-living crisis: President admits further support may be needed
When President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa warned last November that 2023 would be “very much more difficult than 2022”, he could see what was coming. In spite of government platitudes
Thousands demonstrate in Lisbon over rising cost of living
Citing “the few who accumulate many millions” while the poor left to get poorer Thousands of people took to the streets for another Saturday in Lisbon. Demonstrations involved one led
Food price increases in Portugal higher than eurozone
… and gas ‘off the scale’ A survey published today in Público newspaper shows that food price increases in Portugal are higher than those for the eurozone as a whole.
Over 50% of workers received salaries lower than €1,000 in 2022
More than 50% of workers received salaries lower than €1,000 in 2022, a percentage that rises to 65% in the case of young people under 30, according to data from
Food prices rise again, reports DECO/Proteste
Just in the last week the price of a typical hamper of food has increased by almost 3% (or by €5.5), reports DECO/ Proteste. Products that have increased the most
Price of basic hamper “hits highest value” since January 2022
The price of a basic hamper of 63 ‘essential items’ (calculated by consumer watchdog DECO Proteste) reached €219.40 this week, the highest value since January 2022, writes Expresso. Consumers are
Farmers desperate for help: “If there was an earthquake, no one would be waiting for government to be sworn in”
Portugal’s farmers have decided enough is enough: assurances that their plight will be addressed once the new government takes office simply do not cut the mustard. “If there was an
Fresh milk ‘at risk’ as production costs climb
Aprolep, the Portuguese association of milk producers, is warning that supplies of fresh milk are under threat due to an increase in production costs which is not being offset by