Letters

Dear Editor, Most people feel that a lot of austerity measures go into the wrong direction, especially the measures that stifle the economy now and in future, e.g. VAT hikes,

Dear Editor, We have a house in a small hamlet called Carrapateira, situated 10km from São Marcos da Serra. The road to this hamlet is a gravel road, which used

Dear Editor, How can everyone still be going on about the tolls? They are not really so important. Don’t you understand that the people of the Serra behind Tavira and

Dear Editor, I have been following Patrick Stuart’s weekly wine column in your newspaper over the last few months and have found it very informative with some interesting perspective on

Dear Editor, The government wants to stop tax evasion , but apparently not for everybody. As usual, the average Portuguese will have to pay tax, but there are no measures

Dear Editor, As a frequent visitor to Salgados and Galé – yes and Praia Grande and the wetland sanctuary – I am absolutely appalled at the plans to build yet

Dear Editor, I have to congratulate the organisers of this great event. The atmosphere, the teams, the public and the music. Pure fun. And the best part was that Portugal

Dear Editor, Portugal is often labelled “slow and unprofessional”. But I have to say that in several years of living in the Algarve I have not had many experiences confirming

Dear Editor, I am writing this story in the hope that when people find their car tyre punctured at a supermarket store carpark, they should not change their wheel, but

Dear Editor, As I understand it, a visitor can now register their number plate at the border under the new “Easy Toll” system. Then payments for electronic tolls in the