Property Taxes in Portugal for Residents and Foreign Owners
The annual IMI tax, the AIMI surcharge, the IMT purchase tax, the May payment calendar, and how capital gains are treated for residents and foreign owners.
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Brussels Refers Portugal to the Court of Justice for Failing to Transpose the RED III Renewables Directive — Lisbon Joins Athens and Valletta on the Defendants' Bench Almost a Year Past the 21 May 2025 Deadline
EC referred Portugal, Greece and Malta to the CJEU on Wednesday for failing to transpose RED III by the 21 May 2025 deadline. Lisbon faces Article-260(3) TFEU lump-sum and daily penalty exposure as the renewables-licensing reform sits stuck inside the Assembleia mid-July PRR recess deadline.
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.
Why the PSI Hit a 16-Year High the Same Week INE Said Q1 GDP Was Zero — Reading the Equity-Macro Disconnect Between Lisbon's Bolsa and Portugal's Real Economy
INE's flash estimate stopped Q1 growth at zero. The PSI closed the same week at a 16-year high. End-of-day analysis on why those two facts can hold simultaneously — and what the disconnect tells investors and policymakers heading into Q2.
Civil Protection's Hollowed Senior Cadre Heads Into Portugal's June 1 Período Crítico — What 'Ten Commanders Gone in 18 Months' Actually Means for the 2026 Wildfire Season Operationally
Thirty days from Portugal's Período Crítico opens 1 June with ANEPC short ten senior commanders in 18 months. End-of-day analysis on what the cadre gap means for command-and-control through the 2026 fire season.
Why Portugal's Record €201.7 Billion Household Deposit Mountain Doesn't Fund the SMEs That Need Capital — Inside the Structural Gap Between BdP's March Print and BPF's €30 Billion Plan
BdP logged a record €201.7B in household deposits for March. BPF unveiled a €30B plan to plug Portugal's SME funding gap the same week. End-of-day analysis on why the two numbers do not connect — and what BPF needs to crack to bridge them.
Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: Bolsa Quiet Through Weekend at 16-Year High, Galp Q1 +41%, Heavy Earnings Calendar Loads Up for Next Week
The latest Portugal news, analysis, and what it means for expats and residents.