The Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, who oversees local authorities, lamented this Wednesday that there is no “great appetite” on the part of municipalities for the transfer of public buildings from the central administration to local councils, as part of the decentralisation process. During a hearing at the Parliamentary Committee on State Reform and Local Government...
Municipalities have not shown "great appetite" to receive public buildings, says Minister of Economy
Wednesday, 25 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Decentralisation (descentralização) is the transfer of responsibilities, staff, assets and funding from the central government to local authorities so municipalities gain more control over services like planning, transport and some social programs. It matters now because the specific rules on which tasks move and how they are funded determine whether municipalities can afford to deliver those services, so legal details in the new local finance law are crucial for municipal budgets and autonomy.
