Councils collected 2,307.5 million euros in IMT in 2025, up a third, and it now outearns IMI even in small councils. Lisbon took 313.3 million. The municipal finance yearbook also shows suppliers paid in 22 days on average and debt well below 2015 levels.
The tax authority's Operation Hidden Value: seven suspects after builders in Aveiro and Ílhavo allegedly left over 1.2 million euros off home sale prices with buyers' help. Why a lower price on the deed costs the buyer later.
Decreto-Lei 215/2026 makes IMT license metro, light rail, tram and tourist train operators and the AMT oversee their safety, with fines up to 44,891.81 euros. Historic funiculars and lifts now need AMT authorisation to run.
Young buyers who skipped IMT under IMT Jovem can lose the exemption if they take a job with a new employer and move within six years. The Tax Authority says the 100 km job-move exception covers only transfers under an existing contract.
Decreto-Lei 213/2026 lets licensed hauliers and bus operators claim 70 percent of their extra fuel costs for the last quarter, minus anything passed on to customers and the flat payment already received. No new money: claims go to the IMT after December.
Carneiro left São Bento accusing Montenegro of intransigence: no fresh start on the rental law and no end to the 2,300 euro moderate rent. He reported openness on a capital gains exemption for second homes and higher IMT for non-resident buyers. What happens next.
The rail safety authority's 2025 report counts 25 significant accidents, the fewest in five years, but level crossing accidents more than doubled to 11. Broken rails and track deformations also rose.
