Your weekly roundup from the capital: police clear the Rossio camp a second time, both Friday strikes are called off, the Red Line to Alcântara gets new funding, and only accredited taxis get into the airport rank from Tuesday.
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On World Savings Day, official data show households in Portugal saving 12.1 percent of their income, down from 12.4 percent, as spending grows faster than pay. Deposits stand at 200.5 billion euros, while household debt has reached 187.1 billion.
The state housing institute will fund and build 40 affordable rental homes at Quinta da Braguinha in Bragança, where a one-bedroom flat now rents for about 600 euros. Rents and application rules are not yet published; here is how IHRU homes are allocated.
The SNS account is forecast to close 2027 at minus 2,679 million euros, about double this year. Ana Paula Martins told MPs that is a needs estimate, not a loss, promised another wave of PPPs and said private hospitals opened unregulated.
The family reunification subject disappeared from AIMA's online contact form on Friday with no notice. Here is what the law now requires, which relatives are exempt from the two-year wait, and where residents can turn.
The public sector banked 5,064.4 million euros to September, down on 2025 mainly because the SNS paid 1,427.3 million of overdue debts. IRS and VAT drove a 6.5 percent rise in state tax revenue, and storm Kristin support has cost 607.9 million.
