President Marcelo also opposes “end of 5% cut to MPs salaries”
… and CHEGA takes full advantage of Marcelo’s position Yesterday, in front of journalists at the end of a visit to the Food Bank Against Hunger in Lisbon, President Marcelo
Government suffers new blow to 2025 State Budget
Opposition parties vote through ‘extraordinary’ permanent pensions increases Portugal’s minority AD government is beset from all sides today: the worst situation being that it has been boxed into a corner
Brussels wants Portugal to increase its fuel tax in 2025 State Budget
Finance minister says he has “no intention” of complying The European Commission wants Portugal’s government to backtrack on the Petroleum and Energy Products Tax benefit, after finding that the State
Tax relief for businesses and young people, and higher pensions: key pillars of 2025 State Budget
Budget will be voted on November 30 The next voting stage of Portugal’s proposed 2025 State Budget, which sees each proposal being voted on individually in parliament, started today with
Bitter budget marathon begins today, with government’s back against wall
‘Government calls on opposition not to distort budget proposal’ A bitter budget showdown begins today in parliament, with Portugal’s AD coalition government trying every way it can to insist its
2025 State Budget ‘approved in generality’ thanks to PS Socialists’ abstention
The 2025 State Budget bill was approved today in general with votes in favour from the two parties supporting the government, PSD and CDS-PP, and the PS abstaining. The other
Budget ‘debate in generality’ kicks off this afternoon
Parliament this afternoon begins the first of two sessions of debate on the proposed 2025 State Budget – a document President Marcelo has said must be approved, or he will
Iniciativa Liberal “will vote against budget in its generality”
At a moment where no-one has been considering the State Budget (after weeks where it was dished up continuously by the media), Iniciativa Liberal has announced that it will be
PM welcomes Socialists’ intention to abstain in crucial state budget vote
Luís Montenegro welcomes the PS “sense of responsibility” Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, has “democratically” welcomed the announcement by the leader of the Socialist Party (PS) that he is proposing
Medical specialists join chorus of lamentations over State Budget
The Portuguese Society of Pneumology has labelled the government’s decision not to increase taxes on alcohol and tobacco in the context of the 2025 State Budget as “political irresponsibility” and