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March Budget Surplus Shrinks to €209 Million as €1.06 Billion in SNS Debt-Regularization Hits the Books — IRC Drops 25.4%, Investment Spending Climbs 53.6%, and the Headline Hides a Real Improvement

March Budget Surplus Shrinks to €209 Million as €1.06 Billion in SNS Debt-Regularization Hits the Books — IRC Drops 25.4%, Investment Spending Climbs 53.6%, and the Headline Hides a Real Improvement

Portugal's March surplus fell €1.4bn YoY to €209M as a €1.06bn SNS debt-regularization payment landed in the month. Strip the one-off and the shortfall narrows to €340M; IRC collections fell 25.4%, investment spending jumped 53.6%, social contributions climbed 7.4%.
The Portugal Brief
€60 Million for Casa Branca-Beja Electrification, €80 Million for Alentejo Farmers, a 12-Month Credit-Moratorium Rollover and Aqua SA Under Macário Correia — Inside the Beja Council of Ministers Package

€60 Million for Casa Branca-Beja Electrification, €80 Million for Alentejo Farmers, a 12-Month Credit-Moratorium Rollover and Aqua SA Under Macário Correia — Inside the Beja Council of Ministers Package

Thursday's first decentralised Council of Ministers in Beja booked €60M for Casa Branca-Beja electrification, three bi-mode trains for early 2027, €80M for Alentejo farmers, the new Aqua SA water vehicle under Macário Correia, and a twelve-month rollover of the storm-Kristin credit moratorium.
The Portugal Brief
Via Verde Foreign-Worker Visa Scheme Crosses 6,080 Requests From 32 Nationalities One Year On — Ministry of the Presidency Posts a 4,042 Approval Tally as Agriculture Captures 66% of the Greenlit Cases Across 38 Consular Posts in 29 Countries

Via Verde Foreign-Worker Visa Scheme Crosses 6,080 Requests From 32 Nationalities One Year On — Ministry of the Presidency Posts a 4,042 Approval Tally as Agriculture Captures 66% of the Greenlit Cases Across 38 Consular Posts in 29 Countries

Ministry of the Presidency tells parliament the Via Verde fast-track work-visa channel has logged 6,080 requests / 4,042 approvals from 32 nationalities through 38 consular posts in 29 countries — agriculture captures 66% of the cleared cases.
The Portugal Brief
Montenegro Stages the First Decentralised Council of Ministers in Beja on Thursday — Government Announces a Monthly Cabinet-on-the-Road Format Around Major Regional Fairs and Sectoral Hubs

Montenegro Stages the First Decentralised Council of Ministers in Beja on Thursday — Government Announces a Monthly Cabinet-on-the-Road Format Around Major Regional Fairs and Sectoral Hubs

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro presides over Thursday's Council of Ministers from the Ovibeja agricultural fair in Beja — the first session of a new monthly decentralised format. The day opens with a Delta Cafés production line in Campo Maior; the Cabinet sits at 14:30 inside the fairgrounds.
The Portugal Brief
Parliament Moves to Stop Twenty-Two Competition Authority Cases Worth €800 Million From Going Out the Door on Prescription — Lawyers Warn the Retroactive Fix Will Land at the Constitutional Court

Parliament Moves to Stop Twenty-Two Competition Authority Cases Worth €800 Million From Going Out the Door on Prescription — Lawyers Warn the Retroactive Fix Will Land at the Constitutional Court

Parliament is debating a draft Concorrência amendment that would freeze prescription clocks for 22 ongoing AdC cases — fines totalling roughly €800 million, much on the food-distribution cartel — currently at risk of being annulled by elapsed time. Lawyers warn of retroactivity.
The Portugal Brief