“There is nothing left to clarify.” This is how the president of the Recuperar Portugal mission structure ends the controversy surrounding the billing of the Test Beds. The tax authorities warned these consortia that grants must be subject to VAT. However, the change has caused confusion, acknowledged by the National Agency itself...
“There is nothing left to clarify regarding the Test Beds”
Saturday, 18 April 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.
