Main aim of State Budget: “to shelter country from external turmoil”
Proposal “lift elderly out of poverty” two years early Portugal’s prime minister has said that the main aim of next year’s State Budget is to put Portugal in a safe
State Budget: Very light plastic bags to carry 4 cent price tag
As opposition parties criticise PS Socialists’ proposed State Budget for its lack of ambition, the small print is dribbling into the media – like the introduction of a 4 cent
2024 State Budget: main points summarised
Document to be ‘presented in parliament tomorrow’ The 2024 budget proposal will be submitted to parliament on tomorrow, ahead of ‘discussion in parliament’ on October 30-31. Specialised discussions – where
2024 State Budget approved by extraordinary Council of Ministers
Portugal’s Socialist government’s State Budget for 2024 was approved in an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. The document will be presented to parliament on Tuesday; is due
State Budget 2024 to see “modest tax cut”
Portugal’s Socialist (PS) government has pledged to cut taxes for its State Budget 2024 and has ruled out creating any new tax bands. But the government will not reveal the
Hundreds turn out to protest over salaries and pensions as State Budget passes
Today is the day the PS Socialist majority pushes through its unpopular State Budget – having vetoed roughly 97% of the ‘amendments’ proposed by members of the Opposition. It is
Key points coming out of government’s 2023 State Budget
Experts and pundits warn government’s macroeconomic forecast “unrealistic” With so many experts, pundits and opposition politicians warning of the ‘unrealistic’ basis on which Portugal’s PS government has based its 2023
Perils of 2023 State Budget laid bare
It’s the one of “greatest uncertainty in history of democracy” For all the claims and assurances surrounding the government’s presentation later today of the State Budget for next year, television
State Budget promises €100 ‘extra’ to new PSP and GNR agents
José Luís Carneiro, Portugal’s minister for interior administration, has said that incoming PSP and GNR agents can expect salaries to start €100 higher than they do now thanks to the
State Budget approval “turns the page on political crisis”
But government strategy still receives a pasting Trotting out one of the well-worn phrases of the last elections, Portugal’s prime minister António Costa marked approval of the 2022 State Budget