New ANMP leadership raises concerns with the Government over local finance law and decentralisation

Government denies giving local authorities a secondary role in the Local Finance Law

The Government assures that the revision of the Local Finance Law will be carried out in close coordination with local authorities, the Executive announced this Tuesday. The information, released in a statement, might initially seem strange, given that municipalities and parishes are the focus of the new Law, but it is justified by the discomfort created among...

Local Finance Law: Civil parishes oppose secondary role assigned by the Government

The National Association of Civil Parishes (ANAFRE) sent a request for clarification to the Government this Thursday, questioning their participation as an observer in the working group responsible for revising the Local Finance Law (LFL). Following the same line as the association of municipalities (ANMP), the civil parishes found their participation in a secondary role strange. According to ECO/Local...

ANMP promises to defend Azorean municipalities in the revision of the Local Finance Law

Pedro Pimpão highlighted that the municipalities of the Azores “have a context of insularity,” which gives them a context “completely different” from that of the municipalities in mainland Portugal.

ANMP views being a "mere observer" in the Local Finance Law group "with surprise"

The National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP) notes “with surprise” that it is a “mere observer” in the Local Finance Law working group, considering its formation “late”, although it welcomes the initiative, it was announced today.

Mayors view being "mere observers" in the Local Finance Law working group "with surprise"

Municipalities reject having a secondary role in the revision of the Local Finance Law (LFL) by being “mere observers” in the working group created by the Government, when they have “always maintained a constructive stance in this process” and are an asset, they argued this Wednesday. For this very reason, they “note with surprise” that they were not invited to join.

ANAM pleased to participate in the review of the Local Finance Law

The group's mission is to present to the Government 'a draft of legislative amendments, accompanied by a report justifying the proposed changes, by the end of 2026'.

Former head of Cavaco Silva's Civil House leads working group to review Local Finance Law

José Nunes Liberato, former head of the Civil House during Cavaco Silva's presidency, will chair the working group responsible for reviewing the Financial Regime for Local Authorities and Intermunicipal Entities. Among other aspects, the so-called Local Finance Law determines the amounts to be transferred by the central State to municipalities, intermunicipal communities, and metropolitan areas.

Review of the Local Finance Law: Government 'must work much harder, because the work done is very little'

'A national urgency.' This is how the new president of the Coordination and Regional Development Commission of the Centre classifies the need to review the Local Finance Law. Ribau Esteves continues to defend, verbatim, the proposal that the National Association of Municipalities (ANMP) presented to António Costa and to the two governments of Luís...

Motion by Luísa Salgueiro and 60 mayors calls for PS commitment to regionalisation

The revision of the Local Finance Law, long requested by mayors, is another priority defined in the sectoral motion that the Mayor of Matosinhos is taking to the PS Congress.

Commission for the revision of the local finance law to be established "within days"

The Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, who oversees local authorities, stated in parliament today that a commission to revise the local finance law will be established “within days”.

Parishes regard revision of the Local Finance Law as an 'absolute priority'

Anafre insisted on Saturday that revising the Local Finance Law (LFL) is an 'absolute priority' to secure a progressive increase in these parishes' share of State taxes, from 2.5% to 5% over five years. In a document titled 'General Lines of Action 2026/2030', presented at the Congress of the National Association of ...