Parliament approved on Friday the authorisation for lower IRS rates on the first six brackets, applying to all 2026 income. The new table, what happens before November's payslips, and what is still unknown about the months already taxed.
Brussels confirms a deal with Beijing to moderate China's hybrid and plug-in hybrid exports. The 350,000 cap from 1 December comes from a document reported by Bloomberg. In Portugal, hybrids are 41 percent of new cars this year and Chinese brands have doubled their share.
PISA 2025 data tables show 26.8 percent of Portugal's most disadvantaged 15-year-olds have repeated a year, against 3.7 percent of the most advantaged. Students with an immigrant background, now 18.3 percent, score 39 points lower in science.
Blocked or closed accounts and unrecovered fraud losses make up 48.7 percent of bank complaints on DECO's platform. The Bank of Portugal saw blocked-account complaints rise 55 percent in 2025. Why banks freeze accounts, the notice rules and how to complain.
The storms that gave mainland Portugal its wettest February in 47 years were also a rare chance to measure Atlantic moisture high above the Alentejo. The data feeds the models behind weather forecasts.
The final rules for the Rede Portuguesa Saber Fazer took effect on Saturday. Who can join, what to send DGARTES, the 30 working day decision, and why purely decorative handiwork does not qualify.
Decree-Law 201/2026 confirms 200, 150 or 100 euros with the December pension for anyone on up to 1,611.39 euros a month. Nothing to apply for, no tax taken at source, and the CSI top-up is left untouched.
