How will the 2014 State Budget affect businesses in Portugal?
A business breakfast to discuss the 2014 State Budget and how it will affect business people in Portugal is taking place on Friday, January 24 at the Browns Sports and
New Year praises for 2014 State Budget
President of Portugal Cavaco Silva is unlikely to submit the 2014 State Budget to the Constitutional Court for checking. In his New Year’s speech on January 1, the head of
2014 state budget draft approved
It has sparked endless protests and has been voted against by every member of the Opposition, yet on Tuesday the coalition government approved the controversial draft of the 2014 State
Council chaos to follow State Budget?
In an interview with Barlavento newspaper over fall-out from the new State Budget, Algarve PS deputy Miguel Freitas has predicted municipal chaos for the region, with services grinding to a
Outrage as government approves new State Budget
Against angry cries of “killers, killers” in Parliament last week, the PSD/ CDS-PP coalition approved the draft state budget for 2014. Police were called during the debate to forcibly evict
The big squeeze
Austerity is back for another year of sacrifices. The 2014 State Budget measures presented by the government this week confirm the population’s worst fears, with public sector workers and pensioners
Putting people first
The Algarve is to receive a significantly larger slice of the national budget next year – an eight per cent increase over the amount allocated in 2004. According to Morais
President blasts budget policy
President Jorge Sampaio has criticised the government’s use of one-off measures, such as the sale of state property, to ensure the nation’s public deficit stays within EU limits. “No one