The PS has built three days of parliamentary sessions around the rising cost of living, touring 13 Lisbon-area municipalities from Sintra to Amadora and inviting former finance minister Mario Centeno. The push follows a National Commission vote on nearly 20 sectoral motions.
Environment Minister Maria da Graca Carvalho says the bottled-gas subsidy will run at least to mid-September, and a second EUR 10 million electric-car incentive round could follow this year if Middle East tensions ease and reserved funds are freed. The ISP fuel-tax discount, however, is being wound
Portugal's tax authority is reminding content creators that the 2025 IRS covers almost everything they earn online — cash, platform payouts and brand freebies. Products received as payment for promotion are taxable income; items simply kept can trigger stamp duty instead.
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A new regime letting corporate groups consolidate their VAT takes effect on 1 July under Law 62/2025, but the Tax Authority concedes the Portal das Finanças won't be ready, so groups must opt in through the e-balcao help desk via their certified accountant.
The latest INE National Health Survey finds low back pain is the country's most common chronic condition, affecting some 3.2 million adults, while more than half the population is overweight or obese and women carry a heavier load of chronic illness than men.
