The Secretary of State for Tax Affairs says that the reduction of VAT to 6% for housing construction is naturally conditioned by the EU legal framework.
6% VAT for all construction is not a possibility
Tuesday, 24 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
VAT is Value Added Tax (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado), a consumption tax charged at each stage of production and sale; the standard mainland rate in Portugal is 23%. Parliamentary proposals to cut VAT on bottled gas from 23% to 6% would directly reduce consumer prices if approved.
