Parliament approved personal income tax (Imposto sobre o Rendimento de Pessoas Singulares or IRS) reductions scheduled to take effect in workers' salaries next month, with retroactive effects to January. Most households will see monthly savings between €2 and €30 following changes to brackets and rates. Lawmakers also rejected an initiative by Chega to lower value-added tax (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado or IVA) on fuels.
Parliament Confirms Income Tax Cuts Taking Effect Next Month
Friday, 9 October 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
André Ventura, born January 15, 1983, is a lawyer, academic, and Portugal's most prominent far-right leader. He founded Chega ("Enough") in 2019 after his PSD mayoral campaign attacked the Romani community. Chega surged from 1.3% in 2019 to 22.8% in May 2025, becoming parliament's second-largest party and making Ventura Leader of the Opposition.
His platform emphasizes immigration restrictions, law-and-order policies, constitutional reform, and contains inflammatory anti-Romani rhetoric that has triggered multiple discrimination convictions and investigations. Politically classified as far-right by international media, Ventura cultivates alliances with European far-right figures including Marine Le Pen and Santiago Abascal.
