Government starts ‘climbing down’: budget ‘could be improved’; fuel taxes could drop further…
In a week of political hurly-burly the government has started making all the right noises. As he went into a critical meeting with PCP communists and Bloco de Esquerda left-wingers
Government in urgent talks to try and stop rise in fuel costs reflecting on Portugal’s food prices
The government is in urgent talks today with transporters association ANTRAM to ‘try and find a solution to halt the increase in fuel costs before it reflects on Portugal’s food
Government calls halt on rising fuel costs
Faced with the threat of a truckers’ strike over rising fuel costs, the government has reduced its ‘tax grab’ on the price of every litre, meaning both petrol and diesel
Petrol prices rise
The price of a barrel of oil has recently reached new high levels – 51.29 US dollars in New York and 47.40 US dollars in London. On hearing the news,
Threats of petrol strike
For the tenth time in four months, petrol prices are set to rise once again. Outraged members of ANAREC – The National Association of Petrol Vendors – have threatened to
Petrol prices investigated
Officials from the Competition Authority have announced an investigation into costs at the pumps in the period since price liberalisation was introduced in January. The authority, presided over by Abel