On Thursday, February 26, the Government approved a decree-law that extends the “support and simplification measures” previously in place for around 90 municipalities to the entire territory, provided that it is proven that the damages were caused by storms. “If they have the same type of damage related to these events, they deserve the same support,” stated the Minister of the Presidency, António Leitão Amaro, at a press conference following the weekly Council of Ministers meeting. The minister emphasized that the Government has always been willing to extend support beyond the approximately 90 municipalities affected by the state of calamity. According to Leitão Amaro, the approved decree-law allows for recovery interventions that have suffered damage from this sequence of storms to benefit from this support regime and procedural speed. Inclusion in this regime depends on recognition by the municipalities and the CCDR, in the case of municipal works. The Government assures that money spent by municipalities will not count towards their debt.