Funchal council has opened a 30 working day consultation on raising its tourist tax from 2 to 4 euros per person per night from 1 January 2027, capped at seven nights, and the cruise passenger tax from 2 to 4 euros. Only Madeira residents are exempt by residence.
Marco Rubio urged Portugal to buy the F-35 on his first visit to Lisbon, but no agreement was signed. The government says the fighter choice is not made, Lajes was not discussed, and the prosecutors' inquiry goes on.
The bill delivered to parliament on Thursday moves IRS brackets up 3.88 percent, lifts the tax-free floor to 13,580 euros, raises the young buyers' IMT exemption to 338,141 euros and ends the tuition freeze. Parliament can still amend it before the final vote on 24 November.
The Government expects 2.3 percent growth this year and 2.1 percent in 2027, a 0.1 percent surplus and debt at 84.5 percent of GDP. The fiscal council endorses the forecasts but says 2027 growth is the most optimistic around and this year's inflation figure is unlikely.
Luísa Meireles leaves on Monday. She says the board chairman's remarks to MPs on 29 September amounted to a dismissal in public, while parliament weighs five plans to change who runs the state news agency.
A Eurobarometer published on Thursday finds 32 percent of people in Portugal know the flower logo, against 46 percent across the EU, yet 87 percent of them trust it, and shoppers want it on far more products.
