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Economy

Portugal's economy explained: GDP data, market trends, business developments, inflation, real estate, and economic policy. Analysis of how economic trends affect daily life and expat finances.

Economy

Government Lifts the ISP Fuel-Tax Discount Again Ahead of Monday's Pump-Price Reset — Diesel Support Climbs to €75.48 per 1,000 Litres and Gasoline to €51.97 as ANAREC Forecasts +10 Cents/L Diesel and +6.5 Cents/L Gasoline

Finance Ministry lifted the weekly ISP discount Saturday — diesel support to €75.48 per 1,000 litres, gasoline to €51.97 — narrowing Monday's ANAREC pump-rise forecast of +10 c/L diesel and +6.5 c/L gasoline. Cumulative climb from March now runs near 42 c diesel, 28 c gasoline.

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BPCE's €1 Billion Cheque to the Fundo de Resolução Covers Only 15% of the Vehicle's State and Banking-Sector Debt — Novo Banco-Banif Liabilities Still Hang Over the System as Luís Máximo dos Santos Steers Repayment Plan

The €1 billion the Fundo de Resolução netted from the BPCE acquisition of Novo Banco covers only 15% of the vehicle's accumulated debt to the Portuguese state and the bank-sector consortium. Implied residual liability of around €5.5-6 billion, with no disclosed repayment horizon.

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PCP to Table a €50 Permanent Monthly Pension Increase From July 1 — Communist Bench Pushes a Structural Raise Over the Government's Preferred One-Off Bonus, Montenegro Says 'É cedo' to Decide on Another Supplement

PCP to table a €50 permanent monthly pension increase from 1 July, structured as a base-line uplift rather than a one-off bonus. Montenegro says 'é cedo'. Annualised cost around €2.5-2.6 billion against a Programa de Estabilidade just revised down to a null surplus.