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Infrastructure Ministry Reviews the Setúbal-Tróia Ferry Concession and Considers Integration Into the Navegante Travel Pass Following AMT Renegotiation Recommendation

Infrastructure Ministry Reviews the Setúbal-Tróia Ferry Concession and Considers Integration Into the Navegante Travel Pass Following AMT Renegotiation Recommendation

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing has confirmed it is evaluating changes to the Setúbal-Tróia ferry concession — including possible integration into the Passe Navegante. The response, filed Monday to a Bloco de Esquerda question, confirms AMT renegotiation recommendations are under review.
The Portugal Brief
AT's IRS Modelo 3 2026 Filing Cycle Heads Into the 30 June Close With the IRS Jovem Pull-Through, the IFICI Activation Layer and the Reembolsos Calendar Reshaping the Final Stretch

AT's IRS Modelo 3 2026 Filing Cycle Heads Into the 30 June Close With the IRS Jovem Pull-Through, the IFICI Activation Layer and the Reembolsos Calendar Reshaping the Final Stretch

The AT (Autoridade Tributária) IRS Modelo 3 2026 filing cycle heads toward the 30 June statutory close, with the IRS Jovem 100/75/50/25% pull-through, the IFICI activation layer and the reembolsos disbursement calendar reshaping the final stretch against the Article 60.º CIRS statutory window.
The Portugal Brief
INE's Detailed Q1 2026 Contas Nacionais Trimestrais Decompose the +0.2% QoQ Print Across Investment, Net Exports and Private Consumption — How the Public-Sector Wage Adjustment, the Pacote Defesa Profile and the IRC-Cut Glide Path Read

INE's Detailed Q1 2026 Contas Nacionais Trimestrais Decompose the +0.2% QoQ Print Across Investment, Net Exports and Private Consumption — How the Public-Sector Wage Adjustment, the Pacote Defesa Profile and the IRC-Cut Glide Path Read

INE's detailed Q1 2026 Contas Nacionais Trimestrais (Quarterly National Accounts) decompose the +0.2% QoQ / +1.7% YoY print across investment, net exports, private consumption and the public-sector wage adjustment — with the Pacote Defesa profile and the IRC-cut glide path framing the H2 read.
The Portugal Brief
Lei 23/2026 Rebuilds the Subsídio Social de Mobilidade Around Residency Tiers and a Pre-Authorisation Cap — How the New Mecanismo de Continuidade Territorial Reroutes Açores and Madeira Air Travel

Lei 23/2026 Rebuilds the Subsídio Social de Mobilidade Around Residency Tiers and a Pre-Authorisation Cap — How the New Mecanismo de Continuidade Territorial Reroutes Açores and Madeira Air Travel

Lei n.º 23/2026 (in force since 8 June) replaces the Subsídio Social de Mobilidade ex-post reimbursement with a four-tier residency matrix, a pre-authorisation cap routed through the new DSCT, and a €185M-2026 / €198M-2027 envelope. The eight-day operational tape has surfaced four friction points.
The Portugal Brief
ANA Cues the Aeroporto Luís de Camões Technical Report for 16 July Submission — Concession-Extension Ask Stretches Toward 2092 and Tarifas Aeroportuárias Lift From 2026 Frame the €8.5 Billion Stack

ANA Cues the Aeroporto Luís de Camões Technical Report for 16 July Submission — Concession-Extension Ask Stretches Toward 2092 and Tarifas Aeroportuárias Lift From 2026 Frame the €8.5 Billion Stack

ANA cues the Aeroporto Luís de Camões Technical Report for 16 July Conselho de Ministros submission with the EIA in the same window — €8.5 billion build, 2037 commissioning, concession-extension ask to 2092 and tarifas aeroportuárias lift from 2026 frame the stack.
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