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127,111 Portuguese Households Cross the €100,000 IRS Threshold in 2024 — High-Income Bracket Lifts 24% on the AT Filings

127,111 Portuguese Households Cross the €100,000 IRS Threshold in 2024 — High-Income Bracket Lifts 24% on the AT Filings

Autoridade Tributária IRS files count 127,111 Portuguese households above the €100,000 income line in 2024 — a 24% lift on the €100,000-€250,000 band, 25% on the above-€250,000 band. Lisbon concentrates 46% of special-rate income.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

INE's IPPCom Index Pins 2025 Commercial-Property Price Rise at a Record 10.1% — 5.4-Point Pickup on 2024 Across Lojas, Escritórios and Armazéns

INE's IPPCom Index Pins 2025 Commercial-Property Price Rise at a Record 10.1% — 5.4-Point Pickup on 2024 Across Lojas, Escritórios and Armazéns

INE's IPPCom index pins commercial-property prices at +10.1% for 2025 — series-high reading, 5.4 points above 2024. Escritórios lifted 6.3%, lojas 5.8%, armazéns 1.7%, against a 17.6% residential tape.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

TAP First-Quarter Loss Halves to €39.9 Million as Operating Revenue Lifts 11% to €914 Million on the Americas Long-Haul Pull

TAP First-Quarter Loss Halves to €39.9 Million as Operating Revenue Lifts 11% to €914 Million on the Americas Long-Haul Pull

TAP cuts its Q1 2026 loss 63% to €39.9M as revenue lifts 11% to €914.4M and 3.7M passengers fly the Americas long-haul. Recurrent EBITDA returns to €95.5M and the load factor reads 83.5% as the binding-offer phase nears.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

Hahn Sierra Food Retail Fund Acquires Two Continente Bom Dia Stores in Marinha Grande and Benedita as Sonae Sierra Opens a €600 Million German-Institutional Vehicle for Southern Europe

Hahn Sierra Food Retail Fund Acquires Two Continente Bom Dia Stores in Marinha Grande and Benedita as Sonae Sierra Opens a €600 Million German-Institutional Vehicle for Southern Europe

Sonae Sierra has closed the first two assets of a new €600 million southern-European food-retail fund with German asset manager Hahn Gruppe, buying two Continente Bom Dia supermarkets in Marinha Grande and Benedita.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

Elyse Energy Picks Figueira da Foz for an €800 Million 200,000-Tonne Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant on 31.8 Hectares in Marinha das Ondas — Environmental Scope Consultation Runs Until 1 June

Elyse Energy Picks Figueira da Foz for an €800 Million 200,000-Tonne Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant on 31.8 Hectares in Marinha das Ondas — Environmental Scope Consultation Runs Until 1 June

French developer Elyse Energy has picked Figueira da Foz for an €800 million 200,000-tonne sustainable aviation fuel plant on 31.8 hectares in Marinha das Ondas — the environmental scope consultation runs until 1 June 2026.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

MEO Sues the Portuguese State for €81.7 Million at the Lisbon Administrative Court Over the 2023 Huawei 5G Exclusion — Industry Replacement Bill Pegged at €339 Million

MEO Sues the Portuguese State for €81.7 Million at the Lisbon Administrative Court Over the 2023 Huawei 5G Exclusion — Industry Replacement Bill Pegged at €339 Million

MEO has filed an €81.7 million damages action against the State at the Tribunal Administrativo de Lisboa, demanding compensation for the Huawei replacement bill after the Security Assessment Commission's 2023 5G exclusion ruling.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

Marcelo Reads the Friday-Into-Saturday Orechnik-Class Russian Strike on Kyiv as a 'Massive Attack', Reiterates Unwavering Solidarity With Ukraine and Backs Pursuit of a Just and Lasting Peace

Marcelo Reads the Friday-Into-Saturday Orechnik-Class Russian Strike on Kyiv as a 'Massive Attack', Reiterates Unwavering Solidarity With Ukraine and Backs Pursuit of a Just and Lasting Peace

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called the Friday-into-Saturday Russian Orechnik-class missile strike on Kyiv a 'massive attack' in a Belém Palace statement on 24 May 2026, reiterating Portugal's unwavering solidarity with Ukraine and backing the pursuit of a just and lasting peace.

The Portugal Brief 25 May 2026

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