Government receipts suffer worst year since 2003
THE PORTUGUESE state’s ability to collect taxes suffered its worst downturn since 2003 and threatens the country’s economic recovery. The rate of receipts to the state in the first three
Government and Lusoponte prepare negotiations
PUBLIC CONSULTATION on Lisbon’s third river Tejo crossing between Chelas and Barreiro and the TGV high-speed rail link stretch between Poceirão and Lisbon will begin this month. And a public
U-turn on smoking ban
Restaurants, bars and nightclubs will not become smoke-free zones under the forthcoming anti-smoking legislation, as was previously stated by the Minister for Health, Luís Filipe Pereira, last November. In a
Prime Minister resigns
Santana Lopes has announced the resignation of his government following an extraordinary meeting of the Ministers’ Council. The Prime Minister announced his decision following a speech made by the President
President dissolves Parliament
President Jorge Sampaio has begun moves to dissolve parliament and call an election after concluding that his Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes, is not up to the job. A spokesman
Portugal must reform…and fast
The government must reform the judicial, tax, public and education sectors, if the country really stands any chance of long-term improvement, according to one of Lisbon’s foremost investment banking experts,
You’re guilty until proven innocent
The government has announced plans to introduce a major change to the way taxes are collected, in a bid to combat fraud and tax evasion. The responsibility of declaring how
Guilty until proven innocent
The government has announced plans to introduce a major change to the way taxes are collected, in a bid to combat fraud and tax evasion. The responsibility of declaring how
Prospects for the new Prime Minister
Life with Santana will never be dull. Durão Barroso lacked charisma and led a government dominated by the need to curb its predecessor’s budget deficit. Santana is a populist known
Smokers face tax hike
Finance Minister, Bagão Félix, has prepared taxpayers for another year of cutbacks and pay freezes. Addressing the nation last Monday, Félix warned people to prepare for more sacrifices and made