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European Commission Pushes Lisbon to Update Imóveis Patrimonial Values Across the IMI Base — Brussels' Country-Specific Recommendation Frames a Recurrent-Tax Pivot Against the IMT Transaction Stack to Unlock Vacant Stock

The European Commission's 3 June 2026 Country-Specific Recommendation asks Portugal to update the IMI patrimonial values and pivot from IMT transaction tax to recurrent IMI — explicitly to push vacant stock onto the market and ease residential mobility.

IRS

Autoridade Tributária Returns €2.36 Billion of IRS 2024 Reembolsos Through End-May — 3.21 Million Declarações Processed at the Midpoint of the 1 April–30 June Filing Window With Average Refund at €694

Autoridade Tributária has returned €2.36 billion in IRS 2024 reembolsos to 2.16 million households through 30 May, the midpoint of the 1 April-30 June filing window. Of 3.4 million declarações received, AT has processed 3.21 million; the average refund landed at €694.

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Esri Portugal Powers the Autoridade Tributária's IMI Digitalisation Run on ArcGIS — €14 Million 2025 Revenue Lines Up Behind a 20% 2026 Growth Target and Satellite Cross-Referencing of Undeclared Buildings

Esri Portugal's ArcGIS platform sits behind the Autoridade Tributária's geospatial digitalisation of IMI calculations — €14 million 2025 revenue, a 20% 2026 growth target, 400 decentralised products, and satellite cross-referencing that flags undeclared buildings escaping the property-tax base.